Microsoft New Operating System in 3 years

[walangij]

So are you actually saying that Vista is faster than XP on the same machine? That's not my experience, though Vista isn't considerably slower.

I agree that OS X and Windows are fairly similar in design though but making it different is certainly disadvantageous to Apple as it makes switching more difficult.

If MS get a new OS in 3 years I doubt it'll be a big improvement over Vista.

On the same machine, Vista feels quicker, I don't know if I could scientifically conclude that it is, if I tested it rigorously XP would probably be quicker, but then again XP doesn't have Aero and other extras which are nice to the User experience haha.

The thought that both OS's are similar to allow more consumer adaptation is great, never though of it that way, but it does make sense that they will continue to be pretty close.

It also looks like MS's new OS isn't going to be what they are concentrating on so it sadly will be just ok and not "Wow". With all their new technological et ceteras like seadragon and the big ole' coffee table it's easy to see the Microsoft 7 being just like Vista, but something companies and colleges/ect will adopt quicker aka Vista the way it should've been done.

and ole davey pogue, sad I can't watch youtube in Thailand but I get it haha

 

[ghall]

i just found a leaked screenshot!

Introducing, MS 7

now with 'Liquid' interface, a revolutionary new file system, and a wealth of new applications to set productivity rocketing!

Huh. It looks somewhat familiar. Now where have I seen that before?

 

[matthew24]

I agree that OS X and Windows are fairly similar in design though but making it different is certainly disadvantageous to Apple as it makes switching more difficult.

In appearance there may be be some similarities, but if you would look under the hood, these are two totally different OS's. Registry, DLL hell, Filesystems, mulitasking, seperation of system and user environment, embedded functionality (core services), language support, 32/64 support, App packages, Unix, module based vs integration based, window functionality etc.

From technical viewpoint OSX is far more advanced.

 

[tomoisyourgod]

New OS in 3 years? That means 5 or 6...

infact, I'm gonna run a book on this... place your bets

not that I really care though, I don't use Windoze or any Microsoft products for that matter because I don't need to.

terrible company

 

[dmw007]

In appearance there may be be some similarities, but if you would look under the hood, these are two totally different OS's. Registry, DLL hell, Filesystems, mulitasking, seperation of system and user environment, embedded functionality (core services), language support, 32/64 support, App packages, Unix, module based vs integration based, window functionality etc.

From technical viewpoint OSX is far more advanced.

Absolutely. Microsoft may try to make their OS look nice (aka copy stuff from Apple), but deep down inside Windows is still just Windows.

 

[dsnort]

Google News reports thar Microsoft is releasing a new OS in 2010... right now it is called Microsoft 7

-Now first of all it is quite obvious, with the failure of Vista, Microsoft wants to move on...

-2010 we can expect it will be delayed.

-What features will Microsoft rip-off of Mac OS X this time!

Microsoft can now be coined as "the most imitative company of the 21st century"

And it has 27 varieties to fit every need:

1. Basic
2. Basic Plus ( Adds Caculator )
3. Basic Plus Plus ( Upgraded Calculator )
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27. Ultimate Extremeo Superior Wonderous Edition ( Only $3299.00, but comes with a free pencil and notepad )

 

[aaronptrck]

And it has 27 varieties to fit every need:

1. Basic
2. Basic Plus ( Adds Caculator )
3. Basic Plus Plus ( Upgraded Calculator )
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.
.
.
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.
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27. Ultimate Extremeo Superior Wonderous Edition ( Only $3299.00, but comes with a free pencil and notepad )

And, of course it will still have the registery, activation, IE7, and 10 million different versions.... and all everyone's favorite features from XP and Vista!

 

[ryannel2003]

I had Vista Home Basic on my Dell Dimension E521 and took it from a very fast PC to a sluggish computer. Has a AMD Athlon X2 64 3800+ processor and 1GB RAM. Now that isn't a slow machine, but Vista sure did make it. The whole interface wasn't near as clever as OS X, and to make it worse most of the applications MS copied weren't even as good as the Mac (of course). I just got fed up with Vista and put XP Pro back on the machine. Couldn't be happier.

 

[GFLPraxis]

I don't think it's as easy as that. I haven't dealt much with XP's auto backups, but I'm sure it doesn't work like Time Machine. You can take your computer back to a certain date (documents included, IIRC) but you can't just fly through picking out files as you please. Select a date, press okay, let it do all it's jiggery pokery, restart and you're back on.

Jimmi, you're thinking of System Restore, which only affects the system files.

Look up Volume Shadow Copy.

I support Windows for a living and still don't know how to use it, too. Don't know anyone who does, either. Most people don't know it exists.

It's pretty much a weaker version of Time Machine that can be used for individual files, but not in other applications outside of explorer and with very poor interface.

 

[GFLPraxis]

On the same machine, Vista feels quicker, I don't know if I could scientifically conclude that it is, if I tested it rigorously XP would probably be quicker, but then again XP doesn't have Aero and other extras which are nice to the User experience haha.

The thought that both OS's are similar to allow more consumer adaptation is great, never though of it that way, but it does make sense that they will continue to be pretty close.

It also looks like MS's new OS isn't going to be what they are concentrating on so it sadly will be just ok and not "Wow". With all their new technological et ceteras like seadragon and the big ole' coffee table it's easy to see the Microsoft 7 being just like Vista, but something companies and colleges/ect will adopt quicker aka Vista the way it should've been done.

and ole davey pogue, sad I can't watch youtube in Thailand but I get it haha

Vista's interface is snappier with explorer and all, but I can tell you right now that Vista is vastly slower when using multiple applications. And I mean VASTLY. With 1-2 GB of RAM you run out of RAM with only a few apps open, and with 512 MB of RAM, you can't even run Internet Explorer usably.

 

[After G]

New OS in 3 years? That means 5 or 6...

infact, I'm gonna run a book on this... place your bets

not that I really care though, I don't use Windoze or any Microsoft products for that matter because I don't need to.

terrible company

You never know, they could take a BSD and make XP a "Classic" environment like Apple did.

Of course, it would then take a decade or two.