Tech | December 29, 2008 | 4 comments

Windows 7: some minor improvements, no game changer

source: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/siliconalley/big-tech/2008_12_windows_7_some_minor_impro...

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The first advance reviews of Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 Beta are starting to circulate, and here's what we know so far: It looks and feels a lot like Vista, but adds a handful of minor performance and UI improvements.

Software and hardware that worked under Windows Vista will still work under Windows 7, hugely important in encouraging upgrades. Windows 7 install times are below half an hour, good for Microsoft.

Some user-interface changes are in the works, most of them good. New are "Aero Snap," which lets users minimize Windows by dragging them to the top of the screen, "Aero Peek" which temporarily hides open windows and shows the desktop (which sounds a lot like a feature already in Mac OS X), and a new taskbar Adrian describes as "kludgey and counter-intuitive."

Web browser Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player both get improvements, but both still lag behind third-party alternatives already available.
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4 comments // Windows 7: some minor improvements, no game changer

  • LarzNero
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      LarzNero  

    • Is there any other company that can put out such garbage and still stay so relevant? Why, it's like they have a monopoly!

      Ow! My computer just shot me with a laser - I wonder why...

    • 3 years ago
  • kcfoxie
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      kcfoxie  

    • There won't be a windows 10 at this rate. They've made a grave mistake opening up XML. Opensource and their closed source competitors will defeat them in the long haul.

    • 3 years ago
  • judyroo
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      judyroo  

    • I'm getting bored of Microsoft (although I am a loyal user). I just think that none of their new systems have been radically different enough to really make me say "Wow, that looks really interesting and worth paying £££ for!"

    • 3 years ago
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