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Bah, humbug. I read through the changes and thought they were a breath of fresh air for the dinosaur OS. Doesn't all good art borrow from a previous generation

by bprater 18y ago

Bah, humbug. I read through the changes and thought they were a breath of fresh air for the dinosaur OS. Doesn't all good art borrow from a previous generation and add it's own spin? We've learned that it isn't sweeping changes that make a gadget great, it's the subtle reconfiguration and simplification that does. If Windows 7 can help give my parents a better experience on their computers, I'm all for it.

lux 18y ago
Subtle reconfiguration isn't always enough though. I'd love to see the Windows Control Panel cleaned up, for example. That would take a bigger overhaul to do properly. On the flip side, where I agree with you, are subtle things that could be improved like removing all the nag screens they added to Vista. Unfortunately, many of the subtle changes in Vista were steps in the wrong direction, like moving the buttons around in IE7. What did that help? It just confuses users. At least some things, like adding extra protection against phishing, were a good thing.
- litewulf 18y ago
  You know it was redesigned in Vista. The default work image has it set to classic (I assume because some options are difficult/impossible? to find in the "new" view). I actually prefer it. Some items are 2 clicks instead of 1, but it beats scanning/scrolling. (Then again, I like the UAC, and it doesn't bother me that much. I keep it on, and I basically only see it when installing programs or configuration changes, which I have to sudo in ubuntu anyway...)
lux 18y ago
Hey, I just found another review on gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-and-impressions http://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-... More screenshots and more detailed explanations, including a notable change for connecting to wireless networks. Nice. From this, it actually looks like there are some pretty sweet and much needed improvements in here. Hopefully MS is finally "getting it" after all :)
Andys 18y ago
You know what would be a better experience for my mother? If she turned on her PC, and a browser appeared, instantly, and there were no other applications, OS updates, viruses, or anything like that to worry about. Just a browser, from which she can search, read, edit, print, and then turn off again.

by bprater 18y ago

lux 18y ago

Subtle reconfiguration isn't always enough though. I'd love to see the Windows Control Panel cleaned up, for example. That would take a bigger overhaul to do properly. On the flip side, where I agree with you, are subtle things that could be improved like removing all the nag screens they added to Vista. Unfortunately, many of the subtle changes in Vista were steps in the wrong direction, like moving the buttons around in IE7. What did that help? It just confuses users. At least some things, like adding extra protection against phishing, were a good thing.

litewulf 18y ago
You know it was redesigned in Vista. The default work image has it set to classic (I assume because some options are difficult/impossible? to find in the "new" view). I actually prefer it. Some items are 2 clicks instead of 1, but it beats scanning/scrolling. (Then again, I like the UAC, and it doesn't bother me that much. I keep it on, and I basically only see it when installing programs or configuration changes, which I have to sudo in ubuntu anyway...)

lux 18y ago

Hey, I just found another review on gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-and-impressions http://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-... More screenshots and more detailed explanations, including a notable change for connecting to wireless networks. Nice. From this, it actually looks like there are some pretty sweet and much needed improvements in here. Hopefully MS is finally "getting it" after all :)

Andys 18y ago

You know what would be a better experience for my mother? If she turned on her PC, and a browser appeared, instantly, and there were no other applications, OS updates, viruses, or anything like that to worry about. Just a browser, from which she can search, read, edit, print, and then turn off again.