Microsoft Inc was on the verge of disclaiming its ownership of Windows Vista when it landed nose down... A white elephant eating away all the system resources and growing fattier only to ask for more resources and slowing down... the only fast thing in Windows Vista is its rotating wait cursor… a replacement of old “damaru” !
Some professionals took it as an opportunity to start the conversation, an official meeting or a class room session by cribbing how senseless Microsoft engineers and how crappy the Vista is... Thanks to MS!
(NB: The numeric 8 stands for the space it occupies - 8GB for an Internet Browser, which beats a snail crawling through a bowl of Patman's Butter in slow race!, when Mozilla finishes its dinner with less than 300Mbs)
As the famous Malayalam adage goes... Slipped on first, go for third attempt!.. Here comes the classical proverbial Balloon-man! Windows7!!!
“The lighter, efficient, user friendly, non resource hungry, stable, OS of the millennium Windows7”
Take a look at the comparison chart!
| Comparing Windows: XP vs. Vista vs. 7 |
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| Windows XP | Windows Vista | Windows 7 |
| Minimum hardware | Processor: 300MHz RAM: 128MB Super VGA graphics device HD: 4.2 GB (for SP3) | Processor: 1GHz RAM: 1 GB (32-bit), 2 GB (64-bit) Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of memory HD: 20 GB (32-bit), 40 GB (64-bit) | Processor: 1 GHz RAM: 1 GB (32-bit), 2 GB (64-bit) Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of memory HD: 16 GB (32-bit), 20 GB (64-bit) |
| Interface | Luna theme Introduces task-based windows options Skinning possible but difficult Desktop Cleanup Wizard automates removing old icons | Aero theme Introduces transparent panes, window animations, live thumbnails of running programs New desktop sidebar supports gadgets Supports touch screens | Aero theme Supports slideshow backgrounds, RSS and theme packs Introduces Aero Shake and Aero Snap Desktop gadgets can be placed anywhere Supports multitouch on touchscreens |
| Explorer | Replaces tree navigation by default with task pane Improves image handling Offers thumbnail previews and group views Supports some metadata | Task pane integrated into toolbar New breadcrumb navigation New metadata display Improved icon resolution Some documents can be edited from the preview pane | Support for federated searches and libraries Virtual folders aggregate content from local and networked drives |
| Start menu | New layout Devices and some Control Panel options appear in menu | Added search box All Programs folder changed to a nested format Configurable power button User profile picture | Taskbar jumps appear in the Start menu and replace the right column when viewed Documents, Pictures, Music buttons now link to their libraries Control Panel options have been integrated into search results |
| Taskbar | New look Hideable icons in System Tray | Refreshed look ALT-Tab hot key now shows preview thumbnail of program | Interactive mouse-over preview panes Replacement of the Quick Launch bar with pinned programs Program-specific jump lists based on pinned programs Aero Peek for mouse-over desktop viewing Revamped System Tray |
| Devices | Introduces Universal Plug-n-Play New driver library allows for downgrading drivers when necessary | Debuts portable device API, designed to communicate with cell phones, PDAs, and portable media players Introduces Sync Center for managing data synchronizations | New Device Stage provides a centralized, unified window for managing all aspects of printers and portable devices |
| Misc. | Introduces context-menu CD and DVD burning from Windows Explorer Supports multiple versions of a single DLL to prevent programs from overwriting each other Introduces Hibernate and Sleep modes Remote Desktop for accessing a computer from another location Fast user account switching | Built-in drive partitioning More powerful screen-capturing tool Hybrid Sleep and better configuration options for more nuanced power management User-based file-type associations Previous Version automatically backs up changes to individual files | Expands Windows Explorer disc burning to include ISOs Introduces XP Mode Expanded options for disabling components Can search text in scanned TIFF Additional power-saving features for laptops |
Nothing incredibly new!... nothing great… Marginally better than their faux pas Windows Vista!... Cosmetic changes! Literally!!!
Their super human beings have researched and found out the most auspicious time for the launch… While the global meltdown melts everything except the frozen recruitments and companies competing to show who bleeds more! Ideal time for organizations to give new look and feel to their desktops and entertain their employees with smooth scrolling of dropdown menus!
If I present something similar to this to my dean at Praxis, that will be my last presentation!
When will the fatty intellectuals sitting there come out with a stable, no-frill, customizable Operating System like Windows98, NT or XP???
Ubuntu has already done with the house warming in organizations and giving missed calls to its relatives inviting them!
I overheard something??? Did Microsoft say something sounds like “Open Source”??? Goliath thinking of a truce with David?
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