Comments on: Windows 7 is… 6.1? http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/ Mike Abundo on tech and media. Thu, 10 May 2012 17:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: freddyzdead http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/comment-page-1/#comment-20187 freddyzdead Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:39:41 +0000 http://mikeabundo.com/?p=2641#comment-20187 Why is it so unobvious to so many ppl that Seven is just Vista with a coat of paint? Maybe the average computer user really is as moronic as Microsoft seems to think. Personally, I don't want to be forced to organize my stuff into libraries, I don't want all the OS functionality to be hidden away or even taken away from me. XP was bad enough with its Fisher-Price UI, but Windows 7 is only a marginal improvement on Vista: the dumbing-down is just as bad, and of course, all the Vista DRM is still intact. I've been using 7 for several months now, and I've had it. I'm going back to Server 2003 where I can do what I want quickly and reliably. Why is it so unobvious to so many ppl that Seven is just Vista with a coat of paint?
Maybe the average computer user really is as moronic as Microsoft seems to think.
Personally, I don’t want to be forced to organize my stuff into libraries, I don’t want all the OS functionality to be hidden away or even taken away from me. XP was bad enough with its Fisher-Price UI, but Windows 7 is only a marginal improvement on Vista: the dumbing-down is just as bad, and of course, all the Vista DRM is still intact.

I’ve been using 7 for several months now, and I’ve had it. I’m going back to Server 2003 where I can do what I want quickly and reliably.

]]> By: mae http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/comment-page-1/#comment-18295 mae Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:09:21 +0000 http://mikeabundo.com/?p=2641#comment-18295 what a beautiful windows, is there a lot of people can i meet here? what a beautiful windows, is there a lot of people can i meet here?

]]> By: John http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/comment-page-1/#comment-17850 John Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:20:14 +0000 http://mikeabundo.com/?p=2641#comment-17850 While I understand your point about the naming deal I think its because they want to distance themselves from the stigma of Vista. Although tech people will know better in the end they will buy it if they want/need it regardless of the new name. While the average consumer will think cool a new windows hope it will be better then vista instead of oh vista se big deal why upgrade. I read some other articles commenting how they try to avoid even mentioning vista in their tv commercials more proof they are trying to leave thoughts of vista behind. True it still looks alot like vista but I like some of the small tweaks and interface changes they have added. I like the new taskbar I think it will give the desktop a more clean look to it (no more need for 3rd party dock software) and it said to require 50% less memory then vista and can run on netbooks so I will finally be able to upgrade my Dell laptop from XP. So while it does look like vista alot of changes are under the hood. Note: not a Windows fanboy I typed this from a macbook :p While I understand your point about the naming deal I think its because they want to distance themselves from the stigma of Vista. Although tech people will know better in the end they will buy it if they want/need it regardless of the new name. While the average consumer will think cool a new windows hope it will be better then vista instead of oh vista se big deal why upgrade. I read some other articles commenting how they try to avoid even mentioning vista in their tv commercials more proof they are trying to leave thoughts of vista behind. True it still looks alot like vista but I like some of the small tweaks and interface changes they have added. I like the new taskbar I think it will give the desktop a more clean look to it (no more need for 3rd party dock software) and it said to require 50% less memory then vista and can run on netbooks so I will finally be able to upgrade my Dell laptop from XP. So while it does look like vista alot of changes are under the hood.
Note: not a Windows fanboy I typed this from a macbook :p

]]> By: Mike Abundo http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/comment-page-1/#comment-17730 Mike Abundo Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:52:27 +0000 http://mikeabundo.com/?p=2641#comment-17730 Yup, looks like Vista. :P Yup, looks like Vista. :P

]]> By: delajoker http://mikeabundo.com/2008/10/15/windows-7-is-61/comment-page-1/#comment-17729 delajoker Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:07:19 +0000 http://mikeabundo.com/?p=2641#comment-17729 Have you seen the <a href="http://windows7news.com/windows-7-screenshots/" rel="nofollow">screenshots</a>? Have you seen the screenshots?

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