Åndhrimnir
Limp Gawd
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- Nov 28, 2009
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Windows 7 has been out for a couple months now, and many of us were playing around with the beta and RC long before that. It has recieved widespread praise as being a step in the right direction; in contrast Vista recieved quite harsh, negative reviews upon initial release.
But is Vista really that bad? I think I speak for most when I say that UAC is annoying, and while you can turn it off, it shouldn't have been a problem in the first place. Vista was called lots of nasty names, especially in regards to it's memory demands, which were substantial. Plenty of people were even more flustered when SP1 came out, claiming that Vista should have been like that to begin with.
I, for one, never had a problem with Vista. Not that Vista doesn't have problems - it certainly has it's fair share. But I never felt like it was inferior to other OSes. It's our job to pick at new software, and point out all it's flaws, and complain about missing features, but I think we were too hard on Vista. It had plenty of important new features, not the least of which being DX10, which was a massive step forward above DX9.
Windows 7 is a nice, shiny new OS, and lots of people like it. It's their personal choice, of course. But I don't really see it as too much of a step away from Vista. It's got a couple new features, but most of them are just GUI 'improvements'. Are these truly so important that they make 7 massively more popular than Vista? I, personally, have learned to navigate computers fast enough that the new features in 7 only save me a fraction of a second for most tasks.
I have grown fond of Vista. It's not perfect, of course, but I like it. It suits my needs better than anything I've encountered. For those of you who prefer other OSes, what don't you like about it? I feel like most of the complaints about Vista were superficial. Do you feel differently?
I'm trying to develop a complete picture of how people feel/felt about Vista, and if they consider Windows 7 significantly different. Just tossing in my 2 cents - let's hear yours.
But is Vista really that bad? I think I speak for most when I say that UAC is annoying, and while you can turn it off, it shouldn't have been a problem in the first place. Vista was called lots of nasty names, especially in regards to it's memory demands, which were substantial. Plenty of people were even more flustered when SP1 came out, claiming that Vista should have been like that to begin with.
I, for one, never had a problem with Vista. Not that Vista doesn't have problems - it certainly has it's fair share. But I never felt like it was inferior to other OSes. It's our job to pick at new software, and point out all it's flaws, and complain about missing features, but I think we were too hard on Vista. It had plenty of important new features, not the least of which being DX10, which was a massive step forward above DX9.
Windows 7 is a nice, shiny new OS, and lots of people like it. It's their personal choice, of course. But I don't really see it as too much of a step away from Vista. It's got a couple new features, but most of them are just GUI 'improvements'. Are these truly so important that they make 7 massively more popular than Vista? I, personally, have learned to navigate computers fast enough that the new features in 7 only save me a fraction of a second for most tasks.
I have grown fond of Vista. It's not perfect, of course, but I like it. It suits my needs better than anything I've encountered. For those of you who prefer other OSes, what don't you like about it? I feel like most of the complaints about Vista were superficial. Do you feel differently?
I'm trying to develop a complete picture of how people feel/felt about Vista, and if they consider Windows 7 significantly different. Just tossing in my 2 cents - let's hear yours.