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First Look At Windows 7 On an Entry-Level Netbook
davidmwilliams sends in his IT Wire review of how Windows 7RC1 performs on an Acer Aspire One netbook. Summing up: it runs, it won't win any speed competitions, you won't want to play Crysis on it, and it's pretty OK for light-duty, everyday tasks. In related news, several readers have noted that Windows 7 RC1 is now available; one anonymous reader notes "This time, Microsoft was smart not to limit the time that it's available or the number of keys. It will be up for download until July, so there's lots of time to grab a copy."
"This time, Microsoft was smart not to limit the time that it's available or the number of keys. It will be up for download until July, so there's lots of time to grab a copy."
But it STILL expires after a certain date, forcing you to buy it, or switch to another OS. Ticking time bomb.
I installed win7 when it was first released. Didn't play nice with existing xp networks and really gave no real functional reason to switch from xp. Once we can easily and seamlessly install any windows based software on linux windows will die. Frankly I'd guess part of the reason for win7 is simply to make that goal more difficult.
I have mod points. The reign of terror begins now.
What is all the fuss about Windows 7? What new features does it really have? It seems to me like they just cleaned up Vista and turned off most of the memory hogging things by default. The problem was that they made a tough change to their driver model in Vista and that cause problems while manufacturers learned the new model. Now it seems like the driver model is stable so they launch Windows 7. It the same drivers now and the same program compatibility. They just want $200 to "upgrade" to it.
Crysis works fine on mine under Windows XP. Looks like I'll be skipping Windows 7...
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certainly NOT for running Microsoft Office
What? You are out of your fucking mind. I should most certainly be able to sit in a coffee shop with netbook in hand and run a word processor. It's a fucking WORD PROCESSOR for fuck's sake. As in, you are just typing fucking letters into a document. You consider that to be some kind of heavy duty usage scenario? Damn, you MS lemmings are sad. I'm glad I switched to Linux a long time ago. Debian runs like a dream on my Aspire One. I can sit somewhere and run Open Office, Firefox, Amarok, Skype, NX Client and Thunderbird simultaneously and it runs flawlessly and blazingly fast in its 1 GB of RAM. You 'softies are pathetic with your fucking bloated legacy bullshit. And the sad thing is, you are too stupid to even realize it.
Most Windoze installs are ok after a clean install. Give it a few months and THEN see how it performs. The achilles heal of Microsoft has always been that the OS degrades (quickly) over time.