Thread: Windows 7 official launch tomorrow?

Originally Posted by Yarin

You speak as if though "if something works why change it" is flawed. Why?

Because it hinders development.
XP was a good OS. So should we stop there? Should Vista and 7 never have come out?
That is the flaw in that attitude. Things that are good enough can still be improved. And if we stick to that motto, then we would miss out the better stuff.
That is why I am so-so against that motto.

To be fair, I can understand that it is a hassle to upgrade to 7, partly because it would have to be a reinstall and partly due to it is a completely new architecture, which is bound to bring changes, and sometimes not always for the best. So the once stable system might become unstable.
But I do think it would be a good idea to try out something new when you get the excuse for it, ie a new computer or the OS crashes and you cannot recover or something like that.

You seem happy with your Microsoft stuff, because of that, I'm not trying to sell you on what I use, even though I think it's better. Do you think you'd have better luck converting a satisfied person?

To be honest, I am not entirely a fan of Microsoft software. The ones I use is simply because I know of no better alternative or I simply do not want the hassle to try other software out and adapt to the new environment.
Microsoft software is huge, sluggish and treat you as dumb. Usually no settings to configure and so. I do not like it.

Conversions are difficult things. How easy it would be would depend on your definition of satisfied.

Originally Posted by Elysia

The ones I use is simply because I know of no better alternative or I simply do not want the hassle to try other software out and adapt to the new environment

Ah! So you agree.
That's good to know.

Originally Posted by whiteflags

It does get a little obnoxious when we have a discussion like this every time there is a Windows 7 or (previously) a Vista thread. There has to be a time to stop posting. So just.... make sure you're not stirring the pot.

This is not about Windows specifically, it is about the general idea, really.
All it says is that: do not think that what you have is the best. Try other things out, just for the sake of it. You might take a liking to it.
Switching to something new can be done however you want, if you want, at a privileged time.

As for the UI:
Microsoft did not steal it from anywhere. They looked at how people worked and did experiments to increase their productivity.
There are a lot of videos and commentaries about that stuff available on the web. They did research to improve the UI, simply put.

Originally Posted by Elysia

Microsoft did not steal it from anywhere. They looked at how people worked and did experiments to increase their productivity.
There are a lot of videos and commentaries about that stuff available on the web. They did research to improve the UI, simply put.

Perhaps not "steal", but being at a uni where Microsoft comes to recruit all the time ... they love the SE HCI students -- which more than often showcase Linux window managers. Sure once you sign the IP agreement, the idea is theirs but oh well.

Nothing against Microsoft at all, why wouldn't you want to benefit from other areas of advancement? I would be more upset about Mac selling their OS when it comes with a bunch of free software (like vi, X, etc), so you're basically paying for it.