Re: Win7 reviews

On Oct 26, 8:02 pm, "Tom" <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think you over-generalize how OSes really work, even going from XP to
Vista. As hardwares change and require more power, so do OSes need to change
to run that hardware.

This is the predicament Microsoft is in, and it's not really their
fault. As the biggest OS maker they have a responsibility to offer a
new OS that:

1. Is architected better for 64-bit computing and the newest hardware
2. Is more secure given the fact most hackers target Windows
3. Has better features for business users
4. Also needs to be flashy and "new" looking to justify its cost to
the average uneducated user

MS really did put a lot of work into making Vista more secure. Did
they succeed? Well, that was debatable based on the statistics of
Vista in its early release state, but I think by now Windows7 and
Vista are a much more secure OS than XP will ever be. This in itself
is a big evolutionary step even though most users won’t think so.
Also most users won’t ever recognize the true power of Vista and its
SuperFetch technology on a 64-bit machine with a decent amount of RAM
running optimized software. They will always consider Vista nothing
more than a RAM hog. If anything, Vista was ahead of its time and
that was the whole problem. But for MS they either stick with an old
OS and then get bashed for not being forward thinking and proactive or
they make changes for the future and go through some growing pains
which was certainly the case with Vista. As a commercial software
developer myself I can certainly appreciate the effort it takes to
keep a product simply “up and running” let alone adding new features.
I would say the majority of my time is spent making software
enhancements to current features just to so they continue to work with
new data standards, industry requirements, external interfaces, etc
without even focusing on new functionality. And of course, we then
hear the users complain that they pay $$ a year on updates and support
in exchange for little value.

.

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