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CardJoe · 19th Aug 2008, 09:04

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...inor-release/1

Microsoft is describing the upcoming release of Windows 7 as "minor", giving the server edition the name Windows Server 2008 R2 rather than its own appellation.

liratheal · 19th Aug 2008, 09:12

Windows 7 has managed over the months to confuse the ever loving crap out of me.

I think I'll be waiting for launch before I make up my mind about it..

wuyanxu · 19th Aug 2008, 09:18

i knew it, Vista is a great OS, MS has already worked out most of the kinks. so 7 will be an feature enhanced version of Vista.

just like 2000 was a huge step forward from NT and XP is like a feature enhanced version of 2000.

people never stop to hope, and they are always disappointed. just use the latest version and be happy with it!

Breach · 19th Aug 2008, 09:36

Ugh, MS cleary does not care about their star product anymore.

steveo_mcg · 19th Aug 2008, 09:37

Course they do, thats why they're trying to convince people to upgrade now and now wait for their next ~~beta~~ release

no-spam · 19th Aug 2008, 09:41

At my work MS are so desperate to get users locked in to Windows they have offered Office 2007 for £17.
But OpenOffice is free and runs on Windows and Linux, so why bother?

LeMaltor · 19th Aug 2008, 10:05

I can wait for 8.

-pattoe- · 19th Aug 2008, 10:32

I'd be very interested to see what happens in October. Vista is good, lots of improvements have been released since its birth. I still favor XP / 2000 on a commercial level however due to the lower requirements and the reliability.

MgM* · 19th Aug 2008, 10:41

All MS needs to do now is to fix those compatibility issues with vista (hope fully 7) then wer' talking...

BentAnat · 19th Aug 2008, 11:13

please not that MS ALSO said that Windows 7 for desktops IS a major release - it's the server side that's not one:

Quote:

The server move calls into question just how different Windows 7 is going to be from Windows Vista on the desktop side. Steven Sinofsky, the head of development for the desktop version of Windows, has said that Windows 7 on the PC side would not make major changes to things like the kernel and driver model, but has maintained that it would be a major release of Windows.

from news.cnet

Romirez · 19th Aug 2008, 11:14

Unless 7 is considerably less of a resource hog than Vista, I'll be sticking with XP. So I guess I won't be upgrading for a long time.

adamc · 19th Aug 2008, 11:22

i don't know what everyone's problem with vista is, I've been running vista x64 for almost a year and it has performed flawlessly.

wuyanxu · 19th Aug 2008, 11:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Romirez

Unless 7 is considerably less of a resource hog than Vista, I'll be sticking with XP. So I guess I won't be upgrading for a long time.

im sorry. you'd better go back to winDOS since XP is also too resource hog for that matter.

7 will be same or more resource "hog".

BentAnat · 19th Aug 2008, 11:37

Windows 7 will be a Vista with some bugfixes, and user experience facelifts... sortof like 98 was when compared to 95.
basically, a smoother, better vista (not that i mind vista. Have been running it since it came out)... at least that's my suspicion

DXR_13KE · 19th Aug 2008, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamc

i don't know what everyone's problem with vista is, I've been running vista x64 for almost a year and it has performed flawlessly.

+1

p3n · 19th Aug 2008, 11:46

Think i'll continue my plan to get a cent2 mbp and join the unix goodness that is OSX ... I can put Vista on bootcamp for remembering how crappy MS are at innovation.

Xir · 19th Aug 2008, 12:13

"sortof like 98 was when compared to 95."

Hmmm 98SE ran pretty stable....certainly compared to 95...
(and also faster/more stable than XP before SP1)

Timmy_the_tortoise · 19th Aug 2008, 12:28

I'm happy with Vista.

Romirez · 19th Aug 2008, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

im sorry. you'd better go back to winDOS since XP is also too resource hog for that matter.

7 will be same or more resource "hog".

DOS, however, doesnt run what I want to use, XP does. See my point? No point upgrading to something that uses more of my system for no gain to me.

amacieli · 19th Aug 2008, 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamc

i don't know what everyone's problem with vista is, I've been running vista x64 for almost a year and it has performed flawlessly.

+1

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