Comments on: Why should you leave Windows XP and get Windows 7? http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Mad Hatterhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-4403 The Mad Hatter Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:46:29 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-4403 Actually all of them apply. Most Windows users are blown away when they realize that there are operating systems that don't require anti-virus, that there are operating systems that don't Blue Screen, that there are operating systems which don't need maintenance.It's the average joe who has the most to gain. Actually all of them apply. Most Windows users are blown away when they realize that there are operating systems that don’t require anti-virus, that there are operating systems that don’t Blue Screen, that there are operating systems which don’t need maintenance.

It’s the average joe who has the most to gain.

]]> By: OhNo - NOT AGAIN!http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 OhNo - NOT AGAIN! Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:36:20 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-3695 Why the rush for additional features? Add those when the "core" is great. It isn't. Look at the pedigree of the stack. It was lousy in Vista and doesn't seem any better in 7. I'll admit it. I DON'T play games, FUNCTION outweighs FORM every time, stability means more to me than prettyness or that extra gadget.Changing OS isn't about lazy/not lazy. Changing OS can be hard if you are in a business environment. In a corporate environment, try telling them that it is "better". For something to be better, it must offer something you need at a price that is acceptible to whoever is paying the bill. "Media Centre functionality" or "extended DVD playback while on battery" won't cut it in most corporations. How can anyone claim that a brand-new OS is more secure? It can be built to be secure (and I have seen little real evidence of that) but the real test is when there is a few million or more, doing real things with it, installing all those apps on it, surfing wherever you want to surf and it doesn't get compromised. "Chase-the-next-version-because-it-is-better" - Surely we are smarter than that? If there is a compelling reason to upgrade (and I use that word with caution - the first release is usually troublesome) then do it. Otherwise you are spending time and money to achieve nothing apart from the "I've got Windows 7" bragging rights. I'll take an established, pretty strong, pretty reliable tool that XP SP3 had EVOLVED INTO, over the marketing hype of a new product that carries all of the "it's faster", "It's more secure" etc comments that have been rolled out at every Windows launch. I'm NOT anti-Windows, I am a business-grade user that doesn't fall for the hype, doesn't need a workspace with fancy effects, but needs security, stability and support. We have an all Windows environment. Change for the "better" is good, as long as you can clearly identify what better means for you. Change for the sake of change or because something is "shiny" is just dumb. Why the rush for additional features? Add those when the “core” is great. It isn’t. Look at the pedigree of the stack. It was lousy in Vista and doesn’t seem any better in 7.
I’ll admit it.
I DON’T play games, FUNCTION outweighs FORM every time, stability means more to me than prettyness or that extra gadget.Changing OS isn’t about lazy/not lazy. Changing OS can be hard if you are in a business environment. In a corporate environment, try telling them that it is “better”. For something to be better, it must offer something you need at a price that is acceptible to whoever is paying the bill. “Media Centre functionality” or “extended DVD playback while on battery” won’t cut it in most corporations.
How can anyone claim that a brand-new OS is more secure? It can be built to be secure (and I have seen little real evidence of that) but the real test is when there is a few million or more, doing real things with it, installing all those apps on it, surfing wherever you want to surf and it doesn’t get compromised.
“Chase-the-next-version-because-it-is-better” – Surely we are smarter than that? If there is a compelling reason to upgrade (and I use that word with caution – the first release is usually troublesome) then do it. Otherwise you are spending time and money to achieve nothing apart from the “I’ve got Windows 7″ bragging rights. I’ll take an established, pretty strong, pretty reliable tool that XP SP3 had EVOLVED INTO, over the marketing hype of a new product that carries all of the “it’s faster”, “It’s more secure” etc comments that have been rolled out at every Windows launch.
I’m NOT anti-Windows, I am a business-grade user that doesn’t fall for the hype, doesn’t need a workspace with fancy effects, but needs security, stability and support. We have an all Windows environment. Change for the “better” is good, as long as you can clearly identify what better means for you. Change for the sake of change or because something is “shiny” is just dumb.

]]> By: Romithttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3327 Romit Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:56:41 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-3327 I have used many Operating Systems on many machines and what i have t say about this is that XP is still great for gaming, not counting the DX11 upgrade which in any case for gamers makes Windows 7 best choice and i would have totally agreed with Mr.Imran for that point if he had put that up...... Coming up to Linux vs. Win its not a topic to be discussed here coz whatever one say i myself believe Linux to be best for an average user and not a hardcore gamer for the availability of Wine makes games for windows playable in Linux too, no flaming is intended here. The thing which I had like to say is that the final decision is always on users about whether he wants to use any software or not and calling them lazy for there decision is wrong for some of them may not have enough time to download that or not enough bandwidth........................I myself have been using Win for last 3-4 years and now i am really bored of it but still have win 7 installed for its my requirement and for (b)ME(/b) win 7 is the best win ever but if someone who has tried different distros its always them they had like to choose I have used many Operating Systems on many machines and what i have t say about this is that XP is still great for gaming, not counting the DX11 upgrade which in any case for gamers makes Windows 7 best choice and i would have totally agreed with Mr.Imran for that point if he had put that up……
Coming up to Linux vs. Win its not a topic to be discussed here coz whatever one say i myself believe Linux to be best for an average user and not a hardcore gamer for the availability of Wine makes games for windows playable in Linux too, no flaming is intended here.
The thing which I had like to say is that the final decision is always on users about whether he wants to use any software or not and calling them lazy for there decision is wrong for some of them may not have enough time to download that or not enough bandwidth……………………I myself have been using Win for last 3-4 years and now i am really bored of it but still have win 7 installed for its my requirement and for (b)ME(/b) win 7 is the best win ever but if someone who has tried different distros its always them they had like to choose

]]> By: Imran Hussainhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Imran Hussain Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:13:34 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-2208 Neither of your reasons apply to the average Joe who uses Windows. Neither of your reasons apply to the average Joe who uses Windows.

]]> By: The Mad Hattererhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2175 The Mad Hatterer Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:55:45 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-2175 Well, there's a lot of good reasons not to upgrade to Windows 7. There's <a href="http://www.moonos.co.cc/" rel="nofollow">Moon OS</a>, <a href="http://www.tinycorelinux.com/" rel="nofollow">Tiny Core</a>, <a href="http://www.slax.org/" rel="nofollow">Slax</a>, <a href="http://bsdanywhere.org/" rel="nofollow">BSD Anywhere</a>, <a href="http://www.paldo.org/" rel="nofollow">Paldo</a>, <a href="http://www.instalinux.com/" rel="nofollow">InstaLinux</a>, <a href="http://artistx.org/site2/" rel="nofollow">ArtistX</a>, <a href="http://www.desktopbsd.net/" rel="nofollow">Desktop BSD</a>, <a href="http://www.64studio.com/" rel="nofollow">64 Studio, </a><a href="http://www.absolutelinux.org/" rel="nofollow">Absolute Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.thinkgos.com" rel="nofollow">gOS</a>, and so on, and so on. Well, there’s a lot of good reasons not to upgrade to Windows 7. There’s Moon OS, Tiny Core, Slax, BSD Anywhere, Paldo, InstaLinux, ArtistX, Desktop BSD, 64 Studio, Absolute Linux, gOS, and so on, and so on.

]]> By: Imran Hussainhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Imran Hussain Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:02:22 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-2057 which ones do you find <strong>unacceptable</strong>? which ones do you find unacceptable?

]]> By: anonhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 anon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:59:55 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-2056 I refuse to upgrade because they removed lots of features I used which I find unacceptable. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_removed_from_Windows_Vista and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_removed_from_Windows_7 I refuse to upgrade because they removed lots of features I used which I find unacceptable. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_removed_from_Windows_Vista and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_removed_from_Windows_7

]]> By: ravingsteinhttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 ravingstein Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:59:42 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-2049 I agree with some of your points, despite being a devoted Linux user. You didn't mention the hardware requirements that make people stay with XP. Even though 7 has worked on low end hardware, it's not really useable is it? XP still reins supreme there and will until that low end hardware becomes ancient. I still see XP being used until the next major Windows release. As for Goblin, my advice is to ignore him. He seems to be overconfident and underestimates others. I understand the annoyance some people can be, but staying calm is the best way to see through situations. I agree with some of your points, despite being a devoted Linux user. You didn’t mention the hardware requirements that make people stay with XP. Even though 7 has worked on low end hardware, it’s not really useable is it? XP still reins supreme there and will until that low end hardware becomes ancient. I still see XP being used until the next major Windows release.
As for Goblin, my advice is to ignore him. He seems to be overconfident and underestimates others. I understand the annoyance some people can be, but staying calm is the best way to see through situations.

]]> By: Razahttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Raza Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:23:18 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-1992 The choice is purely personal. If you're a typical "end-user", you do not need to upgrade to Windows7. I've tried Windows7 out for a month or so (maybe, I'll do a post on that soon on my own blog) and it is great ... new features, lots of eyecandy as well. But there's nothing there that you absolutely MUST need under any circumstances. WindowsXP SP3 is fine as it is, and will continue to be the most popular OS out there for a while. Bringing up Linux vs. Windows debate is meaningless, Windows is not worth paying hundreds of dollars unless it comes bundled with your machine to be very honest, and that is how MOST people end up using it. Linux is equally good (or even better), depends on your needs and who you ask. The choice is purely personal. If you’re a typical “end-user”, you do not need to upgrade to Windows7. I’ve tried Windows7 out for a month or so (maybe, I’ll do a post on that soon on my own blog) and it is great … new features, lots of eyecandy as well. But there’s nothing there that you absolutely MUST need under any circumstances. WindowsXP SP3 is fine as it is, and will continue to be the most popular OS out there for a while. Bringing up Linux vs. Windows debate is meaningless, Windows is not worth paying hundreds of dollars unless it comes bundled with your machine to be very honest, and that is how MOST people end up using it. Linux is equally good (or even better), depends on your needs and who you ask.

]]> By: Nakodarihttp://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Nakodari Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:34:16 +0000 http://www.ithinkdiff.com/why-should-you-leave-windows-xp-and-get-windows-7/#comment-1975 Let's start the war meme! lol. So Uzee I think your dp sucks ;) Let’s start the war meme! lol. So Uzee I think your dp sucks ;)

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