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Is Windows 7 Faster Or Just Smarter?
Barence writes "The Windows 7 unveiling garnered largely positive coverage, with many hands-on testers praising it for being faster than Vista. But is it actually? To find out, this blogger ran a suite of benchmarks to see just how much quicker Windows 7 really is — and the results weren't quite what he expected. 'The actual performance gap between Vista and Windows 7 is ... nada. Absolutely nothing. Our Office benchmarks and video encoding tests complete in precisely the same time regardless of which OS is installed. [...] It's tempting to see this as a bit of a con. They've sped up the front end so it feels like you're getting more done, but in terms of real productivity it's no better than Vista."
Can I play mp3 *and* copy files on Windows 7 ? I have old Quad-Core system only.
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Yes or no, has Steve Balmer stopped beating his wife?
Yes, I asked her last night -- he stopped around mid-June.
Yes or no, has Steve Balmer stopped beating his wife?
Yes, I asked her last night -- he stopped around mid-June.
Please, it's a simple yes or no question. We don't need details or explanations, if the witness would just stick to the facts we could move forward.
"..then you're making better use of your meat co-processor..."
There's a joke in there, but I'm not touching it.
Vincent J. Murphy
Spandex Justice
Not touching your meat co-processor?
You must be new here.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
Reminds me of the old Amtrak ad: "Passenger safety - fast service... take your pick."
Not touching your meat co-processor?
You must be new here.
his heart must not be truly klingon.
(with apologies...)
Neither.
And there's no CowboyNeal option either.
My UID is prime. Hah!
This is a new world we live in. We have to know more information about it so we can cater a program specifically to you for fairness and equality. If we don't gather specific information about the events, race, sex, sexual preference and hair color of the persons involved, how are we to make sure they get an equal* resolution.
* equal in used in this context is shorthand for "fair and equal according to the person involved"
(there goes my Karma...)
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
"If I were to tell you the fact that Windows 7 developers dine on human flesh at their desks to start each day anew, how would you react?"
"That explains everything!"
so, I am right.
rewriting history since 2109
I understand the article points out that they went with simply a "more responsive interface" paradigm (Web 2.0/AJAX, anyone?) and probably didn't really fix any serious problems.
I can't believe that no one here has made the obvious connection yet: Microsoft is copying yet another Mac OS feature: *TEH SNAPPY*!!!
iTunes hanging is probably not Microsofts fault. As sucky as Windows is, iTunes is the app that manages to overthrow Windows and take the throne of shittyness all by itself.
Personally I'll stick with Homer Simpson's motto: "If something is hard to do, then it is not worth doing." Which is my rule regarding installing new Microsoft Operating Systems.
Actually Vista is probably the simplest OS install I've ever done. (disclaimer: I've never built a mac, don't know about that).
Your outlier experience is not welcome here. Can't you see we're busy bashing Microsoft? Please, take your rational thinking elsewhere.
This author takes full ownership and responsibility for the unpopular opinions outlined above.
Mu.
~ C.
Well, that's just deceptive. Amtrak provides neither!
-- If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done? - Uli's moose
.. not because people are laughing with you, but because they are laughing AT you.
Obvious old troll was obvious, how could you not have seen it?!
Who is June?
And why did he stop part-way through beating her?
This is a can of worms!
I see you're familiar with Microsoft products then...
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Yes or no, has Steve Balmer stopped beating his wife?
Yes, I asked her last night -- he stopped around mid-June.
Please, it's a simple yes or no question. We don't need details or explanations, if the witness would just stick to the facts we could move forward.
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?" said the lawyer. Farmer Joe responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the......." "I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'" Farmer Joe said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road..." The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie." Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well, as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her - how are you feeling?"
I'd give the attribution but I forgot where I found this. Apologies to the author, wherever you are.
Do not mock my vision of impractical footwear
Just like throwing tantrums and chucking furniture around was first invented by Apple management, then copied by Microsoft? /rimshot
Rampant carbon sequestration destroyed the Dinosaurs' tropical paradise. I'm here to help repair the damage.