Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Windows 7 is amazing.

iPhone 62S said:
Both Windows 7 and Snow Leopard had no significant changes that wern't under the hood...
Click to expand...

Not entirely true. Windows 7 has much better window management than any OS ever made. The way windows resize themselves when you drag them to the side of the screen is the biggest feature i miss when i reboot into 10.6. OSX still feels like my windows are just floating around in a mess.
 
I don't think it looks good. I like my Windows to be utilitarian systems, which is why XP under the Classic theme does it for me. For heavy work I like that layout. Which isn't to say I don't like OSX's eye candy, since I do more media organisation and day-to-day stuff in Snow Leopard the graphics never get in the way. I like and use Microsoft products every day but I still don't think they've got the design right yet. Win7 does some useful things but the actual visuals aren't my cup of tea.
Maybe I'm just odd like that.

My studio's musician just built a PC and is using Windows 7, he's not too keen on it either. Had to do a whole load of hacking and fiddling just to get a working midi input, it's still not right and has lag (compared to XP which had none).
 
NoSmokingBandit said:
Not entirely true. Windows 7 has much better window management than any OS ever made. The way windows resize themselves when you drag them to the side of the screen is the biggest feature i miss when i reboot into 10.6. OSX still feels like my windows are just floating around in a mess.
Click to expand...

Really? I find windows that resize themselves to be annoying.
 
FOXEO said:
Ditto x10. VERY annoying. It's one of the most annoying features that I constantly wish didn't exist.
Click to expand...

It’s only good if you have like a huge monitor.

This is one of those “ahead of the curve” features that MS tries to predict…which makes sense because “desktop” monitors are gradually increasing as prices drop. As a “utilitarian” OS in the office, this will come in handy….much like the enhanced multi-monitor support. Also like the “ribbon” in MS Office, though many Mac users prolly never seen it.

Vista also adopted a “way ahead of the curve” model with all its automation and graphics, and defrag and memory management…too many to name.

But MS didn’t predict the “explosion of cheapness” model of consumerism and assumed that everyone and their mom would be buying $3,000 computers as soon as Vista released. Their announced 2-year target was 200 million installs. But the actual installs was estimated to be around 330 million, likely due much to the cheap-ax PC trend….even as they are competing against XP netbooks. Then you have everyone and their mom buy one of these and complain that Vista is soooo slooww…it suuucks…I’m going to “downgrade” to XP so no drivers would work on my laptop anymore and it’s all Microsoft’s fault! 🙄
 
My monitor runs at 1680x1050 and the resizing windows are just perfect for it. Arranging a workspace in OSX is such a chore, but in windows i can just drag two windows to either side and have instant organization.
 
rasmasyean said:
Vista also adopted a “way ahead of the curve” model with all its automation and graphics, and defrag and memory management…too many to name.
Click to expand...

Ahead of the curve in terms of Windows, I take it. You don't have to defrag OSX.
 
Melrose said:
Ahead of the curve in terms of Windows, I take it. You don't have to defrag OSX.
Click to expand...

Fragmentation (and it's performance result) is not a function of the OS. It's characteristing of disk drives. The only devices that make it irrelevant are Solid State Disks and similar technology.
 
rasmasyean said:
Fragmentation (and it's performance result) is not a function of the OS. It's characteristing of disk drives. The only devices that make it irrelevant are Solid State Disks and similar technology.
Click to expand...

That doesn't change the fact that I don't have to defrag my Mac, and haven't noticed any drag in performance.
 
Melrose said:
Ahead of the curve in terms of Windows, I take it. You don't have to defrag OSX.
Click to expand...

Vista an 7 automatically defrag. And this is kinda evened out byt the fact that i dont have to repair premissions in windows. At the latest keynote they were bashing on MS about defrag yet they have users going into disk utility to repair permission. 😕
 
I know what it means to repair permissions, but I've never had to do it 😕 It's not necessary for best performance..
 
Melrose said:
I know what it means to repair permissions, but I've never had to do it 😕 It's not necessary for best performance..
Click to expand...

I does depend on your “application” of computing, so to each their own.

However, Windows Superfetch has a RAM drive scheme coupled with the defrag that helps launch and close apps much faster and reconfigures itself based on your pattern of usage. So for office workers who launch a lot of apps and multi-task…and more so who follow similar weekly routines…it is designed to help overall performance.
 
Melrose said:
I know what it means to repair permissions, but I've never had to do it 😕 It's not necessary for best performance..
Click to expand...

I've been told to do it - multiple times - to fix problems with Safari and Networking in this very forum.

Morover, no one has ever told me to go into the registry or defrag, with Xp64.
 
Check this prototype out. $400 retail.

Estari Canova Laptop: Screens Above and Below the Hinge

LCD and OLED displays are getting thinner and cheaper, so a number of designs are incorporating two screens. Like the Nintendo DS, the Estari Canova (with its V12 Design concept) uses one display strictly for viewing, and another display for both viewing and input. This full-featured laptop can open table-flat, or you can cock it at an angle for watching videos. Estari plans to build and market the Canova at a retail price as little as $400.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172397-5/hot_prototypes_we_have_designs_on_tomorrows_coolest_gadgets_today.html

172397-canova_4_slide.jpg


Also check this video out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jhoWsHwU7w
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back