Windows 7 Review Minus Hype

No hype, just usability facts!

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[dvespa88]

k one piece of my mind is that MS windows 7 is way ahead of the hardware curve. you know why? its because W7 is based on touchscreen computers. that is why you have to click on everything to open it. if they had an option for choosing to switch between touchscreens or not or even better to detect touch screens and make the *click to open* only if the user has a touchscreen.

[jabcreations]

@dvespa88 Touch screen is actually a poorly thought out feature at this point. The cheapest touch screen costs $360 for a 15 inch 1024x768 LCD and a 19 inch costs at least $540. One can buy a an HD 1920x1080 22 inch screen for $150. The vast majority of people who end up buying/using Windows 7 are very unlikely to use a touch screen even after they've moved on to let's say Windows 9? It's limited to mobile for now at best.

[nickpoker]

You should look for a regedit on that start window click. Sure theres one somewhere out there.

[jabcreations]

@nickpoker Thanks and while I know my way around the registry I've been spending time getting to know Linux better as Microsoft has proven they aren't have no sense of design in regards to usability, customization, etc.

[nickpoker]

@jabcreations Ive tried ubuntu, but i can't stand how when you scroll the screen shutters to readjust instead of smoothly doing it. Do you know how to fix this, or a better distro of linux?

[jabcreations]

@nickpoker That might be a driver problem; honestly ask me in like two or three years when I'll know what I'm talking about in that regard.

A friend said he liked Kubuntu better then Ubuntu and I'm going to try that out. In fact my copy of Ubuntu had it's equivalent to XP's Windows Explorer shell die which put a massive damper on my messing around with it though it was running emulated in VirtualBox.

For now I'm sticking with XP and emulating various distros until I'm find what I need.

[dvespa88]

well windows 7 is designed for touch screens. thats why you have to click to open on the main menu. and yes touch screens are way to expensive for everyone to have and use. but microsoft still decides to build an operating system around the touchscreen capabilities.

[nickpoker]

@jabcreations Well good luck with your OS adventures. Im hot swapping vista and 7. Gaming HD has 7, other stuff vista

[xleo21]

finnaly an more fair review

all the fanboys are thinking windows 7 is so much better than vista , not worth my money

[jabcreations]

Look at my start menu at 0:49. Deduction isn't guessing, it's based on evidence. I am adapting to something new, it's called Linux.