The exact same thing going from any OS to it's upgrade. Either you need or want the new features that are being touted or you do not.
If you want to know what it does compared to XP or Vista, read some reviews, you may find you want it, you may find you don't. On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:27 AM, db <db...@att.net> wrote: > ut I really wonder what it is that Win 7 is going to do for most users. > > Transfer $ to MS. > > db > > > Mike Sloane wrote: > >> I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and >> comparison charts, is: why should I upgrade from XP? It looks as if I would >> have to buy a new machine with more memory and faster processor speed, when >> the machines I have now work just fine with under 1 GHz and under 1 gig of >> memory. I don't play games or edit movies or watch TV - I just surf the >> 'net, do Email, create simple documents, and do limited processing and >> storage of digital images. I am all for "progress", but I am not convinced >> that I need this next step (aside from the promise of "lack of support" for >> XP going forward). I still have Win98SE machines on my network that are >> happily running scanners and hosting networked printers; they will continue >> to perform those functions until they literally die (and when they do, I >> will merely pick up anther discarded "clunker" from freecycle.com and run >> it). I am not a Luddite or deny technological improvements, but I really >> wonder what it is that Win 7 is going to do for most users. >> >> Mike >> >> Chris Dunford wrote: >> >>> Of course, then the question becomes: What are the odds I would >>>> ever need this? >>>> >>> >>> And it's a good question, too. My own view is that I've never needed >>> an XP mode with Vista, so why would I need it with Win7? For those >>> still using XP, it's a different question, since they could conceivably >>> be using critical apps that don't work with Vista >>> (although that's pretty rare now) and not know it. >>> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
