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| Do you plan to install/upgrade to Windows 7? |
| I plan to install/upgrade to Windows 7 as soon as possible |
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40% |
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| I plan to wait a while before installing/upgrading to Windows 7 |
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| I plan to wait until I get a new computer before going to Windows 7 |
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| I will NEVER install/upgrade to Windows 7 |
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jballi
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 Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:40 am Post subject: Do you plan to install/upgrade to Windows 7? |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Win 7 is too new, there is no need to rush. Surely there will be tons of security fixes for it when people start to use it.
The question is: is there a real reason to upgrade for the layman? Is there something which win7 does so much better than XP/Vista?
I don't really get why people want to install win7 when their existing system is perfect for the things they use it for? Just to be fashionable or something?
When a reinstall is due then win7 can be considered. Otherwise, it's a pointless exercise. |
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tank
Joined: 21 Dec 2007
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Location: Louisville KY USA
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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because win vista the current OS is very dificult for the average user
windows 7 supports a larger base of hardware and is much more user friendly
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| Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| tank wrote: | because win vista the current OS is very dificult for the average user
windows 7 supports a larger base of hardware and is much more user friendly |
Yeah, but who's talking about Vista? I'm still on XP and it works pretty well. I see no compelling reason to upgrade. |
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Lexikos
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:26 am Post subject: |
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I see there's no poll option for "Already installed it"...
| Anonymous wrote: | | I don't really get why people want to install win7 when their existing system is perfect for the things they use it for? |
Neither would I, but obviously not everyone is perfectly satisfied with their existing system.
| Quote: | | When a reinstall is due then win7 can be considered. Otherwise, it's a pointless exercise. |
I saw that "a reinstall is due" a few times during development of Windows 7 (beta -> RC -> RTM). 
| tank wrote: | | windows 7 supports a larger base of hardware |
Where'd you get that misinformation? It has much better hardware support than Vista did when Vista was released, but I suppose that's in large part due to Windows 7's compatibility with many (but not all) Vista drivers. |
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jaco0646
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:36 am Post subject: |
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| Lexikos wrote: | | not everyone is perfectly satisfied with their existing system. |
What dissatisfied you about Windows XP? I'm curious, because there might be a reason for me to upgrade that I haven't thought of yet. |
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Lexikos
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:01 am Post subject: |
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For XP -> Vista, I suppose there were many "small" things that added up, mostly within the UI. Desktop composition played a large part since redrawing artifacts in XP really annoyed me. That said, I never would've decided to upgrade to Vista had I not tried it first (in a dual-boot setup). Vista can be installed and run for a limited time without entering a product key; I suppose the same applies to Windows 7 RTM.
For Vista -> 7, I was motivated by the new taskbar, jump lists, various other UI features and apparent improvements to performance. |
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fincs
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pajenn
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I would have chosen "I will only upgrade if I have to" or "I'll try to hold out until Windows 8 (or whatever the next one is called) comes out" if those had been options in the poll.
At the moment I see no point upgrading to a larger, more resource hungry OS that works with less software than XP.
What's the benefit?
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tidbit
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | that works with less software than XP. |
over time, XP will be the one that doesn't work with most stuff. already, some things work only on vista+. and everyone seems to love win7, so I expect win7 to be a major focus for devs, not XP and below.
but ATM, I'm still an XP boy, until I buy a new pc and can't find any that come with XP, only win7+.
| Quote: | | I see no point upgrading to a larger, more resource hungry OS |
almost everything now comes with dual or quad core CPU , 2-4 GB ram, and 150GB+ harddrive.
So the hungry cpu OS's on a recent (0-2 years) pc are like a crappy pc running XP.
I'm still an XP boy, until I buy a new pc.
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jballi
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| pajenn wrote: | I would have chosen "I will only upgrade if I have to" or "I'll try to hold out until Windows 8 (or whatever the next one is called) comes out" if those had been options in the poll.
At the moment I see no point upgrading to a larger, more resource hungry OS that works with less software than XP.
What's the benefit? |
Although not an exact hit, the "I plan to wait until I get a new computer before going to Windows 7" option pretty much covers this. I too, will not be upgrading until it's time to buy a new computer. By that time, Windows 8 (currently scheduled for 2012) may be out. Most people with computers that are more than a couple of years old probably would be better off not upgrading to Windows 7. |
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majkinetor
Joined: 24 May 2006
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Location: Belgrade
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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I consider Vista dead ones Win7 was out. It just makes no sense to install Vista ever again. I consider it to be Microsoft commercial beta testing of Win7.
To be honest, its shame it took Microsoft so long to implement such basic features that we have in Win7.
Anyway, the main reasons why I have it are ability to boot VirtualPC images, PowerShell included (still slow starting tho), and no problems with "returning from hibernation" which was making me insane and generally faster start and shutdown.
Some people also tell me that games do work substantially better then on Vista and some claim even better then on XP.
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engunneer
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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I voted 'I plan to wait a while before installing/upgrading to Windows 7'
I was running the RC, and only downgraded to vista because my stupid prepaid wireless internet card didn't ever connect in Win7. I wasted too many hours tinkering with it. I will install Win7 as soon as I move back to the US early next year.
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