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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	From a pretty decent mag (online version): http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/windows_7_review?page=0%2C4 [quote]Whether you?re coming from XP or Vista, Windows 7 offers a massive leap forward in usability, security, and support for new hardware and technology, especially for enthusiasts and power users. For anyone who regularly keeps many windows open at once time, the new Taskbar is worth the price of admission alone. For XP users, the security improvements are equally worthy of praise, while Vista users will be thrilled with the much improved, much less annoying UAC. Add in support for new hardware technologies, more new features, and the kernel improvements that should allow you to get more from your multi-core CPU, and Windows 7 becomes a tidy, compelling package to all Windows users. Best of all, the new OS simply feels faster than Vista or even XP. As one editor said after a session testing the OS, it?s the best of both worlds?the user interface speed of XP and the features and security of Vista and more. That?s something to be lauded. [/quote] Great news for some? For me, I know how to switch from one app to another, it's really not that difficult, so no thanks for the new Taskbar. Security? I'm behind hardware and third party software firewalls. All my data is backed-up externally, no personal identifiers on my PCs (not to mention AV protection). UAC? I'm on XP so that's a non-issue. It's also a non-issue for Vista, I turned off UAC from the onset. Hardware support for new technologies? I'll upgrade if and when the time comes for that killer new technology hardware - what could it be a new phone?? "Feels faster than Vista" - wow, that's meaningful. Let's wait to see benchmarks that say it blows the doors off of XP. Don't hold your breath. No thanks Microsoft. I think Dvorak said it best: [quote]Having followed Microsoft's exploits since its inception, I can safely say the best anyone can hope for with Windows 7 is moderate success. For all of the fanfare surrounding the new OS, Win 7 is really just a Vista martini. The operating system may have two olives instead of one this time out, but it's still made with the same cheap Microsoft vodka. [/quote] Nature & Travel Photography [url=http://www.sleepingwolves.com]Main Entrance[/url] Loading...
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