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Windows 7 Is the Next Windows XP

Posted by samzenpus on from the older-is-better dept.

snydeq writes "Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving business organizations to Windows 7 in the face of Windows 8. 'We love Windows 7: That's the message loud and clear from people this week at the TechMentor Conference held at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash. With Windows XP reaching end of life for support in April 2014, the plan for most organizations is to upgrade — to Windows 7,' indicating 'a repeat of history for what we've seen with Windows releases, the original-cast Star Trek movie pattern where every other version was beloved and the ones in between decidedly not so.'"

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  1. Excellent News! by busyqth · · Score: 5, Funny

    That means there won't be any trouble in waiting out Windows 8 for something better.

    1. Re:Excellent News! by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 5, Funny

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    2. Re:Excellent News! by daem0n1x · · Score: 4, Funny

      Monitor is about 3-4 feet away from me.

      You have more than 2 feet???

    3. Re:Excellent News! by narcc · · Score: 5, Funny

      Monitor is about 3-4 feet away from me.

      You have more than 2 feet???

      He clearly said that his monitor is -1 feet away.

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  2. Re:Win8 is just Win7 SP2 by artor3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Win 8 is an improvement over an already excellent Win7 with lots of cool new features. I'm running RTM Enterprise on a Dell E6520 laptop, and it's flawless. 5 minutes of training - some new shortcut keys, and I'm more productive than before.

    I don't suppose those five minutes of training occurred in a conference room in Redmond, by any chance?

  3. Cat Analogy by guttentag · · Score: 5, Funny

    A non-techie recently asked, "If Apple's new operating system is a mountain lion, what's Windows 8?"
    Without thinking, I simply replied, "Dinner."