Windows 7 Erodes XP and Vista, Is Close to 20% of the OS Market

Hi there
I am really lauging now -- remember how people HATED XP when it first came out and was labelled all sorts of things like Windows eXPensive.

Amazing how people suddenly change their tune.

Actually XP served its purpose excellently --time to move on though on though.
It was built on Windows 2000 which really was "The Innovation" -- I suspect Windows 2000 didn't last too long not because of any technical problems but it was the last OS MS made that didn't require activation and so was easily copied or pirated.

The WORST OS by far was Windows NT (Windows NEANDERTHAL or Windows NO THANKS). This was purely designed to keep IT depts in business because this OS was about as USER UNFRIENDLY or USER AGGRESSIVE as you can get.

The cream of OS development was in the EXCELLENT Windows 2003 SERVER -- Windows 7 incorporates a lot of ideas from that OS with a slicker GUI and designed as a Workstation OS rather than a server OS.

Actually slightly OT but runnung W2K3 server as a workstation OS can be really fast -- you need to make some twiddles and switch off some of the server stuff but it just runs BLINDINGLY FAST on even quite modest hardware.

Still W7 deserves its success --I'm a bit pessimistic about the latest trends in moving stuff to the web ("Cloud" computing) and also a trend of paying for Software by USE rather than a one time purchase and install fee.

Cheers
jimbo

Lee said:

Update: Windows 7 has now reached 25% and is predicated to break even or surpass XP by December 2011. . .this will be a great day in computing an old and trying system is about to be put to rest. :)

I installed Windows7 last week, and I still have my XP because I am going to install it on another drive and PLAY GAMES WINDOWS 7 can't play! So much for the new if it can't handle the old IMO. Useless in fact for an UPGRADE! I upgraded my OS so I can't play the games I used to, but at least I have a new OS, right? lol

Lordbob75 said:

Buck11 said:

Lee said:

Update: Windows 7 has now reached 25% and is predicated to break even or surpass XP by December 2011. . .this will be a great day in computing an old and trying system is about to be put to rest. :)

I installed Windows7 last week, and I still have my XP because I am going to install it on another drive and PLAY GAMES WINDOWS 7 can't play! So much for the new if it can't handle the old IMO. Useless in fact for an UPGRADE! I upgraded my OS so I can't play the games I used to, but at least I have a new OS, right? lol

I disagree.

I wish Windows 8 would include as little backwards compatibility (aside from the essentials) as possible so that they can optimize the OS for x64 programs.
Long past due to ditch the 16bit essence of Windows.

~Lordbob

Hi there
That's NOT going to happen -- the market wouldn't allow it especially these days.

If you can't get people to stop usng XP what chance have you got of getting people to buy a computer which very little of the old stuff will work on.

You can get away with a little of this sort of stuff with say Blu RAY vs Bog standard DVD's but most people still want to be able to play their old DVD's and CD's whatever the new hardware has to offer.

While its inefficient most people DO want stuff that's compatable with their existing hardware --or at least can run on a Virtual Machine or the like.

For TOTALLY NEW and incompatable hardware there will always be some takers but the market would be very small and the costs VERY HIGH.

Cheers
jimbo