Comments on: Windows 7 - Vista's successor http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/ News and Updates on the Community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hxa7241 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 hxa7241 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:38:11 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2488 Gates' statement is pure puffery. There is no reason to believe Microsoft can produce a good new OS: they cannot build something from what they have -- as Vista has shown, and it is impossible for anyone to create such a large project from scratch. Probably the only sensible option is to build on BSD like Apple did for MacOSX. Otherwise they can only produce another weak product, leading the company further into decline. Gates' statement is pure puffery. There is no reason to believe Microsoft can produce a good new OS: they cannot build something from what they have -- as Vista has shown, and it is impossible for anyone to create such a large project from scratch.

Probably the only sensible option is to build on BSD like Apple did for MacOSX. Otherwise they can only produce another weak product, leading the company further into decline.

]]> By: God http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 God Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:24:23 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2439 If Bill is being as accurate with this prediction as he has been in the past then it will be at least 2 years before we see it! If Bill is being as accurate with this prediction as he has been in the past then it will be at least 2 years before we see it!

]]> By: Tamlyn http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Tamlyn Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:11:14 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2437 I think the important point for XP is that it's the first consumer OS from Microsoft that actually works! Windows 2000 was excellent too but was marketed as a corporate product and it occasionally had issues running some games. Now that everyone has a decent, stable OS in the form of XP, there just isn't much incentive to upgrade to Vista. I think the important point for XP is that it's the first consumer OS from Microsoft that actually works! Windows 2000 was excellent too but was marketed as a corporate product and it occasionally had issues running some games. Now that everyone has a decent, stable OS in the form of XP, there just isn't much incentive to upgrade to Vista.

]]> By: brad http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 brad Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:31:51 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2431 I don't like Vista really. Although I remember everyone having the same reservations about XP when it first came out and look how much of a good reputation that has now. I think this will be quite interesting. I don't like Vista really. Although I remember everyone having the same reservations about XP when it first came out and look how much of a good reputation that has now. I think this will be quite interesting.

]]> By: slockley http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 slockley Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:51:56 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2426 I cant wait for Windows 7, its either going to be a recovery or death for Microsoft. I cant wait for Windows 7, its either going to be a recovery or death for Microsoft.

]]> By: Be3G http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Be3G Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:42:35 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/08/windows-7-vistas-successor/#comment-2425 I wonder if I'll have even tried using Vista by the time Windows 7 comes out... all the Windows computers I've used in the past year - that is, friends' and university computers - have all been running XP. The nonchalance towards Vista certainly doesn't bode well for future OS upgrades. I wonder if I'll have even tried using Vista by the time Windows 7 comes out... all the Windows computers I've used in the past year - that is, friends' and university computers - have all been running XP. The nonchalance towards Vista certainly doesn't bode well for future OS upgrades.

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