Microsoft is now attempting to start a new era with its Windows 7 operating system, in the company’s best effort to erase bad memories of its Vista Windows OS.
Some brick and mortar retailers quietly launched midnight openings so consumers could get their hands on OEM copies of the OS, and purchase PCs and notebooks with the OS pre-loaded.
“Today is an important day for the computer industry. Certainly for Microsoft,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a press conference in New York.”
Image courtesy of Getty Images
On average, Windows 7 reviews have been positive, which is a big shift from the early reviews of Windows Vista when it launched in January 2007. Even though Microsoft has been applauded for the changes it has made, it will still take a few months before analysts are able to see how many consumers have upgraded, or are interested in upgrading.
The OS isn’t as bloated as Vista, and features such as e-mail, video editing and photo applications that were pre-bundled into Vista are now available for free directly from Microsoft in the cloud. Furthermore, there is a netbook version of Windows 7 available — a drastic change from Vista, which still isn’t used on many netbooks.
Furthermore, Microsoft fixed a lot of the flaws found in Vista, with faster boot up times and a reduction in the number of clicks necessary to work with the GUI.
As usual, Windows 7 can be found pre-loaded on products from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, and other OEMs Microsoft is partnered with. Physical store retailers have cut prices on products to try to convince consumers to spend money leading up to Christmas, so good sales should be available.
Now that Windows 7 is available, are you going to upgrade? If so, what OS are you upgrading from?
5 Comments
Yeah, just more of the same sloppy garbage one has come to expect from Microsoft or is it PigSoft ?
|
Originally Posted by BitRate
has embedded and intrusive DRM that wreaks havoc on digital content and finally has a security model (UAC) that does very little to protect against rampant malware.
Yeah, just more of the same sloppy garbage one has come to expect from Microsoft or is it PigSoft ? |
It reminds me of when they first released XP, that seemed to work very well for me too. I never bothered with Vista.
About this category
Software
- Software are written computer programs that either run the computer, or support connected hardware. Sometimes your products need a software update to protect or let it run better. Here you'll find the latest hardware-related software updates. More about this
Most popular headlines
Diablo 3 game fans hit with always-online DRM grief (4)
- Fri 18 May 20:04 by Seán
- Software
it appears that Blizzard underestimated the server capacity required to handle all the gamers, thus resulting in Battle.net servers being overloaded and taken offline at launch. As Diablo III requires the user to be logged in with an uninterrupted internet connection to play, most players were greeted with an "Error 37" on the day of launch, unable to play the game.
CD Projekt says the truth is, DRM doesn't work (2)
- Mon 21 May 22:48 by Seán
- Piracy
In an interview between Forbes and CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski, Iwinski said the truth is that DRM simply does not work. He said the main problem is that the copy protection is cracked within hours of the release of every game, not to mention the money and development wasted to implement it. Those with pirated versions also have a clean and more functional game!
Microsoft invests in startup BitTorrent piracy-killer company (12)
- Mon 14 May 17:10 by Seán
- Piracy
A new Russian based startup company, Pirate Pay, claims to offer the entertainment industry a technology to kill BitTorrent based file sharing by attacking BitTorrent swarms, making it impossible to share affected files.
RunCore unveils InVincible SSD with smoking self-destruct (3)
- Thu 17 May 15:20 by Seán
- Solid State (ssd), Uncategorized
RunCore has launched its InVincible SSD line, claiming to provide the highest data security with its two physically attached buttons, coloured green & red, giving the user a choice of whether to wipe or physically destroy the SSD.
