Has anyone used windows 7? - Page 3

RandyWayne · #21 11-28-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

I used to be all Mac. Generally use Windows now. Macs crash too - trust me. Ya'lls been watching too many (very well done) Apple commercials. Just try to deal with FireWire and Final Cut for a while. Sometimes it won't "just work".

We have nearly a hundred Macs at the school I am the IT guy for. Trust me. They DO crash and have major issues.

RandyWayne · #22 11-28-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Margies3

Also, can anyone tell me this: if I am running Windows XP and things are working fine, is there any advantage to switching over to Windows 7?

If XP is working and you have the applications you need, then there is nothing to fix (just make sure you keep up with the latest updates).

But Windows 7 really is nice. It's ability to detect and (correctly) install the right drivers is working the way it should have when XP first hit the streets.

Margies3 · #23 11-28-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

If XP is working and you have the applications you need, then there is nothing to fix (just make sure you keep up with the latest updates).

But Windows 7 really is nice. It's ability to detect and (correctly) install the right drivers is working the way it should have when XP first hit the streets.

Thank you, Randy. I appreciate that input. XP does work fine for me with the exception occasionally of a glitch in ProShow Producer. But that's only occasionally. It'll shut things down with no warning at all. Not the whole computer. Just that particular program. Geesh! But other than that, I have no complaints. So I suppose I'll leave well enough alone. Boy, I hate to say that cuz I LOVE to try the new things as they come out. Strange, eh?

Praxeas · #24 11-28-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

There are some major differences between the Windows and MAC platform (obviously) which are brought about by huge differences in design philosphy. For one thing, Windows IS more vulnerable to malware/viruses/trojans for a couple of big reasons: One, Windows doesn't force the user to compute the "Bill Gates Way" the same that Apple does. With Apple it is "Steve Jobs way or the highway" nor do they have as stringent of requirements on 3rd party app developers. The second big issue/difference is that Windows has attempted to maintain compatibility from one version to another for years and years whereas Mac breaks comparability with almost every major release of the Mac OS.
In some ways the two mirror politics and freedom. With freedom comes more responsibility and a bit more turmoil from the lack thereof.

that "third party" issue is probably also why there were so many BSDs....especially when it came to drivers