Faildows 7 sucks; in a word: clutter; Apple poser - Page 3

vienna · 02-15-11, 03:33 PM

Garion is correct: Xerox's PARC development center did create the first GUI but they did not copyright, patent, or otherwise claim their creation. It was shown freely and publicly to other interested parties (e.g., Apple, MS) and Apple did use it first. When MS started to use the GUI in Windows, Apple sued MS claiming MS stole the "look & feel" from Apple. In court, MS referred back to the Xerox demonstration and Apple's "adaptation" of the GUI. The court ruled Apple had no cliam to the GUI and, with the exception of a couple of desktop icons, dissallowed Apple's claims.

kiwi_2005 · 02-16-11, 02:30 AM

Windows 7 is a very good OS. Vista and Windows ME are the fail OSes by MS imho. Linux Ubuntu if your going to go Linux as a first timer.

Feuer Frei! · 02-16-11, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Windows 7 is a very good OS. Vista and Windows ME are the fail OSes by MS imho.

Absolutely spot on, when Win 7 came out i was on XP, which imo was the most stable of OS's, and i thought no way am i going to Win 7.
Certainly not for a number of years, because of compatibility issues and the like.
Now, i'm not looking back with Win 7.

Reece · 02-16-11, 04:54 AM

Slightly off topic but when is SP1 due?

Dowly · 02-16-11, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Now, i'm not looking back with Win 7.

Same here.

HunterICX · 02-16-11, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Same here.

+1

HunterICX

Feuer Frei! · 02-16-11, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Slightly off topic but when is SP1 due?

Microsoft launched the first release candidate for Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 in late October of last year.
The company also promised that SP1 would arrive in the "first half" of 2011.
Earlier this week, Microsoft released KB 976902 through its Windows Update software before having the knowledge base article to explain what the update was for. It was an update to the Windows stack to get the OS ready for future updates, something the company did ahead of the SP1 Beta back in July.
SOURCE

Shouldn't be too far away

Herr-Berbunch · 02-16-11, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Now, i'm not looking back with Win 7.

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Same here.

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

+1

Make that another one.

I can see the specialism in Macs, but I don't understand why to the average consumer it is hailed as great - along with the price. The versitility and cost of PC ownership outweighs anything Apple can throw my way, and Win7 is the best, most stable platform for PC at the moment. Sure it has it's little foibles but what doesn't?

And I wouldn't have an iPhone, happy with my Android HTC, but then I wouldn't have a Windows Phone 7 just yet either.

The views of the author are displayed above. Should Apple, or any other technology company, wish the author to use their equipment at little or no cost to the author then the author is both willing and able to amend the above views and be called a hypocrite

02-16-11, 02:30 AM	#32
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Windows 7 is a very good OS. Vista and Windows ME are the fail OSes by MS imho. Linux Ubuntu if your going to go Linux as a first timer. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

02-16-11, 04:54 AM	#34
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,701 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Slightly off topic but when is SP1 due? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

02-15-11, 03:33 PM	#31
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Garion is correct: Xerox's PARC development center did create the first GUI but they did not copyright, patent, or otherwise claim their creation. It was shown freely and publicly to other interested parties (e.g., Apple, MS) and Apple did use it first. When MS started to use the GUI in Windows, Apple sued MS claiming MS stole the "look & feel" from Apple. In court, MS referred back to the Xerox demonstration and Apple's "adaptation" of the GUI. The court ruled Apple had no cliam to the GUI and, with the exception of a couple of desktop icons, dissallowed Apple's claims.