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In-Depth With the Windows 7 Public Beta

Posted by kdawson on from the ctrl-alt-del-makes-him-blink dept.

Dozer writes "With the Windows 7 public beta out, Ars Technica has an in-depth look at the release. There's praise for Windows 7's UI changes and polish as well much-needed changes to UAC, but also a warning that those who have problems with Vista won't like Windows 7 much better. 'If you couldn't stand Vista's UI (whether it's because you didn't like Explorer, Aero, Control Panel, UAC, or anything else), Windows 7 is unlikely to do much to help, as it builds on the same UI. If Vista's hardware demands were too steep, Windows 7 will likely cause you the same grief, as its hardware demands match. And if Vista didn't work with a program or device you need to use, Windows 7 will offer no salvation, as its compatibility is virtually identical.'"

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  1. Re:Hardware demands match? by ruewan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You sound like me. I was forced to use windows to play WOW. The Linux video driver for my Intel 950 sucks. The laptop would freeze a lot after Lich King was released. I started to play in Vista as result but the unresponsiveness in vista of my computer makes me think getting a laptop with a video card that works with WOW in Linux is a better option.

  2. Welcome to the New by whisper_jeff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Welcome to the new, same as the old. Perhaps I'm stoopid and don't understand things but I'd have thought, after the pretty widely agreed upon failure of Vista that Microsoft would have made strong efforts to do things different with 7. I just don't understand why they'd do more of the same, but updated. Failure updated will still probably be a failure. I know I'm I Mac fanboy (at least I can admit it), but I really think Microsoft needs to take a lesson from Apple here - chuck the old system out, wholesale, and start fresh from the ground up with a strong vision in place to make sure the new system does everything the old system never could. Everything I've heard about Windows 7 suggests that Microsoft clearly is not doing this. Again.

  3. Re:What's the point?? by mgblst · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What are you, fucking retarded. Most people complaints are that it uses too many resources, and doesn't offer much over XP. This is what win7 is supposed to fix.