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on October 27 2009 12:15:13
Summa summarum:
"So while Windows 7 may not right all of Vista's wrongs, it is absolutely superior to its predecessor. It has three years of improvements, so it can't help but be better. But if you hated Vista's UI, you're going to hate Windows 7's. Worse, in fact, because 7 forces you to use the new Start menu and taskbar, with no possibility of reverting to the old behaviour. If your applications didn't work in Vista, they almost certainly won't work in 7. Sure, 7 has some virtualization tools to help, but this was always possible in Vista too. If you felt Vista was too big and too slow, well, 7 isn't going to provide much joy there, either. Marginal improvements, perhaps, but nothing more. Everything "bad" about Vista—and I use the word in the loosest possible sense, because the things that garnered most complaints have negligible legitimacy—is still "bad" in 7.
Does this make Windows 7 a bad operating system? Not in the least bit. Windows Vista, for all its (alleged) flaws, was the best version of Windows ever shipped. The underlying changes it made were essential to the longevity of the Windows platform, and user features like the searchable Start menu remain an absolute joy that make XP look clunky and ancient in comparison. Windows 7 is even better than Vista, so XP holdouts should upgrade with confidence. Windows 7 is a great OS.
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on October 27 2009 12:19:22
Nice comment in response to "My Grandma wanted me to find out if Solitaire was any better on Windows 7" :
"Tell your Grandma that she really should be switching to Linux. All she has to do is open a command window and type
/usr/local/sltr_1.3_01.7.2_b -c 52 -g kldk -a 0 -bkg #45DD49
If she wants animated card backs just set the -a switch to 1, and to set the background to another color besides green just have her put whatever color she likes after the -bkg switch in hex rgb.
Have fun! " |
on October 27 2009 14:46:00
Nice long read, but I'm cautious to value his opinion when he also writes that he thinks Windows Vista is the best Windows version ever... |
on October 27 2009 16:35:10
Yeah, that's pretty much my reservation too. I appreciate his honesty in the review though. |
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