I was not planning on jumping in, but this discussion has pulled at me..
Phide.. I cannot believe anyone would refer to Windows 7 as a Service Pack, and in the same sentence state that perhaps Snow leopard should be a new OS.. Windows 7 represents a major improvement, with new readily visible and use-able features, not to mention an new and improved gui. I doubt you have played with it much, having made a comment like that. It is very much a new OS, though it is built on the core of it's predecessor to alleviate the need for a new round of drivers. Having installed it on around 10 machines now, this last has been a big perc, as simply running windows update, has in all cases, provided me with needed drivers to get my system running.. Not always the latest and greatest, but mostly always..
I have been using 7 for some months on all 3 of my home machines, and I absolutely love it. The new libraries concept rocks once you leverage it as do the new navigation options, the "troubleshoot recorder", the powershell.. etc etc.. Homegroups were slow to take for me, but now I am even digging this concept, after learning it's merits. The fact that they finally got rid of the dispatcher lock and other core level improvements means a snappier real world experience that is very tangible to the end user.. I run anywhere from 8-15 apps simultaneously during the day, with many more open windows, never shut my machine down, and every morning when I come to my PC, it snaps to life without delay, and this is on modest hardware....
My 3 PC's are like children, in that I have the elder child, who gets the new flashy hardware as it gets released, while the other two get the hand me downs and in this way, everyone stays warm in the winter.. Again, this a non-existent concept in the apple world where there is no build your own option.. as others have stated.
I have one OS, that does it all, does it very well, and I see no need to spend the extra money that a Mac requires.. I have been running my core machine for 3 months with just windows defender, and periodic online scans etc. reveal that I remain un-affected..
This release could hurt Apple, once the OS goes main stream. Time will tell..
Phide.. I cannot believe anyone would refer to Windows 7 as a Service Pack, and in the same sentence state that perhaps Snow leopard should be a new OS.. Windows 7 represents a major improvement, with new readily visible and use-able features, not to mention an new and improved gui. I doubt you have played with it much, having made a comment like that. It is very much a new OS, though it is built on the core of it's predecessor to alleviate the need for a new round of drivers. Having installed it on around 10 machines now, this last has been a big perc, as simply running windows update, has in all cases, provided me with needed drivers to get my system running.. Not always the latest and greatest, but mostly always..
I have been using 7 for some months on all 3 of my home machines, and I absolutely love it. The new libraries concept rocks once you leverage it as do the new navigation options, the "troubleshoot recorder", the powershell.. etc etc.. Homegroups were slow to take for me, but now I am even digging this concept, after learning it's merits. The fact that they finally got rid of the dispatcher lock and other core level improvements means a snappier real world experience that is very tangible to the end user.. I run anywhere from 8-15 apps simultaneously during the day, with many more open windows, never shut my machine down, and every morning when I come to my PC, it snaps to life without delay, and this is on modest hardware....
My 3 PC's are like children, in that I have the elder child, who gets the new flashy hardware as it gets released, while the other two get the hand me downs and in this way, everyone stays warm in the winter.. Again, this a non-existent concept in the apple world where there is no build your own option.. as others have stated.
I have one OS, that does it all, does it very well, and I see no need to spend the extra money that a Mac requires.. I have been running my core machine for 3 months with just windows defender, and periodic online scans etc. reveal that I remain un-affected..
This release could hurt Apple, once the OS goes main stream. Time will tell..