Faildows 7 sucks; in a word: clutter; Apple poser

[Krauter]

I use a Mac Laptop at school and actually prefer it to my Windows XP->Vista->Windows 7 Home PC I was using at home.

A lot faster, OS is actually easier and a host of other things.

The only gripe I have is compatability with other programs (games, some Office Utilitys [Solved with a new program], etc).

[CaptainHaplo]

Hmmmm.....

Ok so you don't like the new gui approach. Fine....
You liked win95/98 better..... the classic layout. Ok....

There are simple freeware tools to get your old style, single column start menu back. Easy ways to turn transparency and fading off too.....

Literally, you can get it back to the way you seem to think it should be. Windows 7 is aimed at home consumers AND business. It has the business backend, but the fluff most home users want. You have to expect some adaptation. A number of the gui tweaks are great for most folks, like the preview pane for minimized applications.

Still, put it however you want. As an IT professional, I have to point out that your basically complaining about a few dings in a paint job when your car just got a major revamped engine that now actually runs right, where the last model had all kinds of gremlins in it.

Windows 7 did make some gui changes, but the biggest changes are way deeper under the hood, and they were major changes for the better. 2k and XP had all kinds of winsock problems, Vista was a bear due to drivers (ser2pl.sys incompatiblity with 1.1 usb ports for example....) while 7 rolled out extremely solid, with none of the major bugs or memory leaks that earlier OS's started with.

A lot of times the issue isn't the OS - its those who use it. Don't get me wrong, when M$ came out with the MMC, I was yelling like crazy about how they hosed up administration. I had User Manager and Server Manager, why muck with things? Adapting isn't easy, but sometimes progress happens, and it takes us old timers a while to get used to it.

When in doubt - shortcuts on the desktop!

[Ducimus]

If you really want to get down to brass tacks, the entire windows OS line was inspired by being a Mac poser.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

If you really want to get down to brass tacks, the entire windows OS line was inspired by being a Mac poser.

I think we could argue about whether it was Apple or Atari who did it first.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

But if I wanted an Apple, I’d buy an Apple. I’m not a 13 year old girl.

You sound like you're having a bad day so I'm going to let that one slide.

[gimpy117]

windows 7 user here: i have it and like it. and my gaming pc didn't cost a second mortgage on my house

you jelly?

[NeonSamurai]

Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

You sound like you're having a bad day so I'm going to let that one slide.

Ya 22 year old girls use them too

Anyhow windows 7 isn't too bad, even if it does have some stuff that drives me ballistic, its never anywhere near as bad as overpriced Apple rubbish.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Ya 22 year old girls use them too

I'm so glad you're so familiar with the fashion tastes of 22 year old girls. That knowledge will serve you well when I apply your new eyeshadow. Would you prefer black, blue, or both?

Anyhow windows 7 isn't too bad, even if it does have some stuff that drives me ballistic, its never anywhere near as bad as overpriced Apple rubbish.

Say what you will, but my iMac has never failed me. Even when I inevitably manage to hopelessly screw up the Windows partition, iMac brings it back. It still runs the latest games on Windows Vista (of all things) without much trouble. It is well worth the $1500 I paid for it.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I think we could argue about whether it was Apple or Atari who did it first.

Regardless, it wasn't Microsoft.

I still remember the time period in which windows made its first showings. I considered it a crappy menu system for people who were too stupid to understand DOS.