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how will Microsoft screw up Windows 7?

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Never have I heard better buzz for a Microsoft product than I’m hearing for their NEXT operating system, called … Windows 7.

Even Apple Fan Boys like it:

Windows 7 is shaping up to be an awesome OS. It’s everything people wanted Vista to be and more. Which is exactly why Microsoft should give it away—or offer it dirt cheap—to Vista users.

Windows 7 is the solution to Microsoft’s Vista problem, which is really a nasty hydra of a problem. Let’s not pretend that this isn’t the case. There are three major heads to the beast: Consumer perception of Vista as an abysmal failure and a crappy OS (hence, Mojave); the use of XP instead of Vista in increasingly popular netbooks; and the critical lack of Vista interest from the business community.

Windows 7 neatly resolves them: Word-of-mouth sentiment for Windows 7 has been overwhelmingly positive, …. Windows 7 is slimmed down when it needs to be, running fantastically on netbooks. And the IT buyers and consumers who skipped Vista have been waiting, cash in hand, for whatever came after, so Windows 7 will have a much more enthusiastic customer base.

The stars are aligned for Windows 7. It could wash the bad aftertaste from Vista out of everybody’s mouth. But that’s only if Microsoft sells it right. …

Gizmodo – Why Microsoft Should Give Windows 7 Away

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They won’t sell it right.

SOMETHING will go wrong.

I can’t imagine how it’s possible to bungle this sure winner. But MS will find a way.

Congratulations to the product development team, though.

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Written by coach Rick

January 31, 2009 at 12:03 am

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  1. We have Vista on my husbands brand new Dell – and I HATE it. It causes nothing but trouble….I love the idea of MS giving to Vista users who are stuck with it! I still have my old XP software from the old Dell…maybe I should install that instead!
    any advice for me, PC users out there?

    Dana

    January 31, 2009 at 10:45 am

  2. Ubuntu works really well :) – secure and stable. Best part- it’s already free.

    David Sykes

    February 1, 2009 at 12:32 am

    • … I downloaded Ubuntu. But STILL have not made the time to try it.

      But once I retire …

      rickmc

      February 1, 2009 at 9:19 am

  3. [...] a comment » I was wondering how MS would screw up their next Operating System release [...]


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