Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory MS can.. I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they get the easy wrong however, buying security software a must? Those full blown free security software packages not good enough for him? On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:03 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Computer World takes note that despite Win7 having fixed many of Vista's faults, there are still many ways for M$ to blow the deal. They seem to be getting ready to do so -- oh joy! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=339666 * ** 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/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory MS can.. I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they get the easy wrong however, buying security software a must? Those full blown free security software packages not good enough for him? That jumped out at me as soon as I read it, too. He also doesn't mention that most netbooks are quite capable of running any edition of Win7. Starter Edition will, I suppose, be the default OS for base versions of the machines, but that don't mean you're stuck with it. I'm also not so sure about the big Linux comeback in netbooks that he seems to be predicting. Here's what I've noticed (not specifically in this article). Writers ponder why Linux has been, in general, more successful in netbooks than in bigger machines. The answer is usually that netbooks are being used for bare bones computing: email, web, simple documents. You can do all that in Linux using familiar stuff like OpenOffice and Firefox. But then they turn right around and say that Win7 Starter sucks because it doesn't have Aero Glass, fast user switching, and so on. What does any of that have to do with bare bones computing? Linux is great for netbooks because bare bones is OK, but Win7 Starter isn't because it's missing Aero Glass? A little consistency would be nice. In any event, it will be interesting launch to watch. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
Each new M$ OpSys has included a price increase... slightly higher than inflation. Why should this one be any different? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
Are you sure? With Vista MS implemented 47 different versions of it's os so it would be easy to see it as higher then XP and especially 95 and 98 considering there was only one version. Comparing XP pro to Vista business...what was the increase? On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Brian Jones wjone...@carolina.rr.comwrote: Each new M$ OpSys has included a price increase... slightly higher than inflation. Why should this one be any different? * ** 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/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
Computer World takes note that despite Win7 having fixed many of Vista's faults, there are still many ways for M$ to blow the deal. They seem to be getting ready to do so -- oh joy! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=339666 Microsoft redefines netbooks yet again, so that they can write their software only for a predefined system--their CYA for when it doesn't run on YOUR new netbook. Linked from above story: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9133460 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is M$ Going to Blow it Again?
On Jun 1, 2009, at 9:08 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Microsoft redefines netbooks yet again, so that they can write their software only for a predefined system--their CYA for when it doesn't run on YOUR new netbook. Linked from above story: I was thinking that M$ was seeking to define the specs narrowly so that they could charge a higher price for the OS when it was sold with hardware that exceeded the minimum. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
