Originally posted by VectraMan
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Having only recently started using Windows again after a break of several years (I don't count email and timesheets on client systems real experience), I was pretty disappointed with Windows 7. Having experienced the plug and play capabilities of OS X and Linux. what lead there that Windows may have had isn't so compelling any more.
There are loads of little annoyances that add up too. Someone mentioned "keyhole surgery" in another thread. I'm sick of resizing windows. It's absurd that with a 22" screen, the largest I have ever had, I find myself horizontal scrolling to read stuff which could with a little thought be made readable as is. This isn't rocket science: one of the first things that the tutorial which came with VB 3 did was to teach you how to remember windows sizes and postions from the last session.
The annoying message about not letting Windows Update do its own thing is a daily reminder that Microsoft thinks they know better than I do. Hint to Microsoft:- Look at the Starter Group Policy Object files you offer for download and see what they recommend
And a backup system which works reliably please. OS X has backup for the masses sorted.
I have come to the conclusion that what is required is a better "out of the box experience", by which I mean consumers just want to turn it on and start using it. They don't want a question and answer session the first time they run IE, nor the first time they play any media files. They just want to switch on and be up and running. No incomprehensibly long EULAs shouting at you either on consumer devices.
Oh, those EULAs you are so fond of (not just Microsoft). If you are going to supply these as .TXT files, please format them so that they will print properly from Notepad. We don't put Office onto server systems, do we?
Originally posted by VectraMan
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Originally posted by VectraMan
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For what it's worth, my favourite Windows interface at the moment is Server 2008. It feels a lot more solid than Windows 7 and does its job with no fuss. I'm not a games player, so fancy graphics capabilities aren't the top of my list. Perhaps Windows Home Server would be more appropriate for someone like myself (is anyone here using it?), though I'm pretty sure the price tag would be pushing me back to OS X or Linux territory.
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