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Ray7

May 02, 2009 at 10:25 PM

Over at ZDNet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has been kicking Windows 7's tyres for a couple of months, and now presents his verdict.

Kingsley-Hughes said:

OK, here’s the deal. There’s a lot to like about Windows 7. I don’t have a problem admitting that. In fact, I’m happy to go as far as to say that it could very well be the best OS to come out of Redmond since Windows NT 4.0.

First, there’s the extra performance that it manages to squeeze from existing hardware. It’s not going to blow your hair back, and once the system is set up with all the required software it’s no longer really noticeable, but it’s still there, and a small gain is better than a small loss. Then there’s the new UI. It’s clean, crisp and fresh, and it feels better and more logically organized than either Vista or XP. And then there’s all the usability tweaks tha make things quicker and easier to find. There’s no doubt that Windows 7 easier to set up, use and maintain then either Vista or XP. And finally, it seems that Microsoft has struck the right balance between compatibility and support for cutting-edge features, which means that you’re not going to have to throw away all your exisitng hardware just to experience 7.

Like I said, I like Windows 7. A lot.

But ...

Yup, I knew there was a 'but' coming. But what could it be? Is it still not as good as a Mac? Does it blow serious donkey b****cks when rocking against Linux? Does he not like the way Balmer dances like a parrot in a dance off?

Oddly enough, it was none of those.

Kingsley-Hughes said:

The probleem is that I can’t really say that I’m all that displeased with what Vista offers me.

Now why does that sound so familiar?

Kingsley-Hughes said:
Sure, performance and reliability was poor when Vista was released, but these issues were addressed a long time ago

ROFL!! Though I have to say I haven't had a problem with reliability or performance at all. Probably because I run it on a decent spec machine that I didn't knock together from bits I bought from Honest Bob's Bits 'n' Bobs.

Still, a very interesting read and it shows that MS may need to gear up for a similar round of inane wailing when Windows 7 is released. Hopefully they won't be so inept in handling bad press this time round.
stevo_ Human after all

May 03, 2009 at 7:25 AM

Err, I don't think any performance issues were really addressed in any updates to Vista.. even sp1 had like hardly any difference.. and we all know thats because.. uh- there wasn't anything wrong with Vista?

Windows will never get a clean release.. too many 'haters'.. mainly apple who have to resort to blatent lies in order to gain any market share.. wow, go you!
matthews

May 03, 2009 at 7:29 AM

I kind of agree. I mean, if you're on Vista now you might get a bit of a speedup with some things but really there's not that much that's different between Vista and 7. I do, however, think the jump from XP to Vista was more than worthwhile, so anyone still on XP for whatever reason should be moving to 7 ASAP.
PerfectPhase "This is not war, this is pest control!" - Dalek to Cyberman

May 03, 2009 at 8:50 AM

matthews said:
I kind of agree. I mean, if you're on Vista now you might get a bit of a speedup with some things but really there's not that much that's different between Vista and 7. I do, however, think the jump from XP to Vista was more than worthwhile, so anyone still on XP for whatever reason should be moving to 7 ASAP.

I kind of disagree with that, I raided my stock of old laptops

The three on the left were unsable with vista but the performance under win7 is very different. The three on the left are a Dell D505, C840 and D600, all have 1Gb or less of RAM and all are very useable for day to day surfing and office work. I'm going to give them to friends and family to see how the get on with them after I've stuffed them with all the spare ram I can find.
Bas It finds lightbulbs.

May 03, 2009 at 9:35 AM

On the old gaming desktop I installed the beta on, 7 keeps hammering away at the desktop just as hard as Vista did. I'm not noticing any improvement at all. Granted, that system was already quite old.
bureX Always a step ahead in stupidity.

May 03, 2009 at 6:06 PM

In the PCWorld circle, it's the other way around. When a new version of Windows is released, it's bells and whistles all the way with quick upgrade tips, howtos, words of praise and such... But a few months later, "tips & tricks" on how to fix "the new buggy version" of Windows arise, constant booing never ceases to echo and even "worst product" awards are given as a final treat. I still remember the first article for Windows ME where they actually gave their full recommendation... As a novice user back then, I followed it... Ugh. Actually, there's no surprise there, everybody's always excited about the next version of Windows, until it actually ships and becomes fashionable to hate - so they practically go with the public flow on that one, screw opinions...

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