Comments on: Windows 7 Beta 1: Copy Cat or Innovation?

By: applefox

applefox — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:14:14 +0000

Hey roger w I wonder why they are trying to look A BIT like windows. It is so people can ease them selves off of a monopolized pos os. Also are you freeken kidding me? Linux developers don't make the win pos look. People like you and me make the skin and make it available to others.

By: roger w

roger w — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:39:40 +0000

MS copying Linux HA!

It has been Linux desperate to copy MS in everyway possible
The start menu, the task bar/ the window system all stolen from microsoft
Don't even dare to deny it! ALL attempts to make it easier for grandma to use linux
since she used MS windows….

Now I see Linux distos updating there versions to have the MS Vista/7 look
shame on you be original..

You don't see MAC trying to make there OS look more like windows
just so windows users find it easier

By: Spence

Spence — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:45:43 +0000

I think you are just about spot on with your assessment. go to Windows site for OS 7 opps sorry Windows 7 and it like being at a macworld keynote 2-3 years ago depending on the feature M$ is pushing. There may be features M$ give for free that you have to pay for with a mac as part of a MobileMe account but there again the Mac community have had it for 2 years almost and there are countless other sites giving the same for free. Basically I think Steve has not been so far off the mark with the start your copier taunt so in another couple of years expect to see a whiter shade of Snow leapard that allows use to use use your graphics chip as a performance booster, possibly the end to the need to defrag your harddrive, automatic backup that allows you to retrieve single files, the ability to control your home PC from work over the internet, System wide keyword searches in ALL documents and finally a version of windows that is a decent size and does not require rediculous amounts of RAM and power. Or you could buy a MAC and get it now. I am an iMac as I took the P out of PC! Only M$ could put subliminal messages for Apple into their own slogan! Oh and try specing a comparable pc to a mac with a decent manufacturer that is the same as an iMac I think you will find Apple have stopped making you pay a hefty premium!

By: Kop

Kop — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:59:07 +0000

It's a shame. Well, not really. After all, I use Linux now! The only place I use Windows is at school. If I had another flash drive, I would be running Linux there, too.

By: Ursan Razvan

Ursan Razvan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:01:26 +0000

Ha ha ha! That was my first reaction! I told some of my friends that Win7 would be a much bigger disappointment than vista, and what do I see here ? Exactly what I said to them! I knew this was the way of things with M$.. anyways, I tried some time ago to install vista, and it made me say "it sux" after just one day of using it! I will definitelly not try win7, that's for sure! Instead I already installed Fedora 10 and I'm planning to switch to it. I've already got some materials to learn from about moving to linux and programming linux, and if you ask "but what will you do with all those windows work/school projects ?", well my answer is simple: virtualization! That's it: I will install winXP as a virtual OS on my fedora and no more BSOD's for me!

Cheers!

By: bigbluealien

bigbluealien — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:02:48 +0000

Just had a play with it and its pretty good, it feels closer to XP and is light enough to work in a VM. The ribbon interface is spreading to more apps though, often taking up more room than a normal toolbar.
The new taskbar is great merging quickstart with the taskbar, however by default it combines buttons even when the taskbar isn't full and turning this off messes up the style, when all big apps have tabs this won't be a problem.

By: wookiehangover

wookiehangover — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:40:06 +0000

It's just nice to see Microsoft _trying_ to learn from the mistakes they made with Vista…. You can't argue when a company is attempting to improve compatibility and usability. But I think that Apple has upped the ante to a point where Microsoft just can't realistically compete with OS X's stability and good looks when they have to worry about making the software function on so many different hardware configurations.

As far as leaking it to the internets…. MS has always had a problem with piracy, its something that comes with the territory in my opinion. I just hope that the lack of quality software coming out of Microsoft will encourage people to try open source alternatives!

By: bigbluealien

bigbluealien — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:16:31 +0000

I believe Windows 7 will be a success, it's only really an improved Vista but for all the people who held off getting Vista (like myself) it will be worth the buy.
I've never had a problem with copying features especially when all it really is is an improved GUI and no new technology has been used but Windows hasn't given much back for what they've taken. If no-one copied all systems would be useless as individual features would be spread out too thin between them.

By: sharkbait

sharkbait — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:45:45 +0000

Personally, I think Microsoft is making the right decisions so far with 7. Gradual, incremental changes are much better and easier than huge, sudden changes, (Vista) and this is what GNOME does. Also, Microsoft (and others) shouldn't be afraid of "copying" others if it's innovative. Most people don't (and shouldn't) care about where an idea came from; they should just care about doing what they need to do easily and quickly. (Of course, that doesn't mean that it's OK to just copy everything and not innovate.)

By: Mouseclone

Mouseclone — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:34:10 +0000

MS has been stealing from other companies – large and small – for years. The new look and feel reminds me of KDE – a GUI for Linux. While Vista = Fail! and Zune = FAIL! we really can't say that Windows 7 != FAIL! I think that MS is on the way to being leveled, if not then they are really on their way to playing in the same field as everyone else and will no longer be able to make their own rules.