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Is Microsoft Improving Its Image?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sure-couldn't-get-worse dept.

nk497 writes "Writer makes the case that Windows 7 is a turning point for Microsoft, and we all might start liking them soon ... 'While it's not winning everyone over, there are real signs that Microsoft has taken criticisms on board where it matters most: in the software and services that it provides. The idea of a faster, slimmer Windows is one that most Vista owners would automatically put on their wishlist, and it seems that Microsoft has genuinely done something about it. It's not just reignited interest in the Windows product line, but it's got users appreciating a fresh approach from Microsoft as well.'"

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  1. Better than XP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    But it's still Windows. When trying to install it I ran into all of the usual problems I have due to the backwards drive letter design. At its core, it's still the same junk.

  2. Easy Reason. by Erris · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Microsoft ... provides extremely easy to use products that work reasonably well.

    Local definitions of "easy" and "reason" vary widely by circumstances. For instance, a 32 F room temperature is considered easy when it does not melt your walls and raw seal eyes are a reasonable meal in a place where you can't grow crops. Windows may be easy and reasonable compared to a naked PC with an assembler handbook, but the rest of us would rather a 15 minute GNU/Linux install and freedom.

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    1. Re:Easy Reason. by Risen888 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Boy, it just burns your ass that he's right, doesn't it? See, this is the internet. Around here we typically try to argue on merit, not identity. It shouldn't matter who's on the other side of the screen. If you can refute his argument, do so. If not, STFU.

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  3. Come on.. by Erez.Hadad · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would mod this whole discussion -5 FLAMEBAIT.