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[deathboy]

This is actually Currys / Dixons / PCWorld's advert for the fact that Windows 7 is out!



Am I the only person who doesn't think the message here is "Windows 7 won't run on your existing PC, better throw it away and get a new one at great expense"?

Way to undermine an actually decent MS product in an attempt to shift your own overpriced hardware!

Classic!

Comments

[darkcryst.livejournal.com]

agreed. Linux is an annoying, frustrating, and mostly incomplete experience.

I love it for it's potential, but I've tried Ubuntu, Red Hat, Suse, Debian, and others... it's just not a replacement OS for anyone who isn't on the fringe of computer users.

and OH GOD the hardware issues...

It's a *GREAT* secondary OS tho.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

great to have on a CD or usb key for emergencies, but I don't use it for daily stuff.

[darkcryst.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. I have a knoppix and ubuntu live CD for exactly those situations.

[smarriveurr.livejournal.com]

Yes, this. Excellent for imaging, recovery, even troubleshooting. Not what I'd use 24/7.

[hippiegunnut.livejournal.com]

Weird. One thing that impressed me with Windows 7 is the fact it worked on my hardware without spending half a day downloading drivers (on a different machine and copying over with a usb key cause the networking doesn't work at all on a default install) which linux has done for years for me.

The thing that impressed me most though was the fact I didn't get the Fear & Loathing I normally get when I have to use Windows and in fact actually quite like it (I use Linux as my main OS at work and OS X at home)