Why did MS remove the Windows orb at startup in Win 7 ?


  1. JordanJP
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    Why did MS remove the Windows orb at startup in Win 7 ?


    Hey

    I've been curious for a while as to why MS decided to remove the start orb from Windows 7 ?

    I liked it in Vista.

    It's too bad
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  3. valtonray
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    the general idea from reviewers is they wanted to distinguish windows 7 from vista to avoid a negative image.
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  4. WalkerA WinTeam
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    JordanJP said:
    I've been curious for a while as to why MS decided to remove the start orb from Windows 7 ?
    Are you talking about the Start menu button in the Taskbar? or the boot sequence logo? Because the Taskbar still has the orb, it just doesn't protrude anymore. Why they changed it, I have no idea... valtonray's comment sounds accurate.

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  6. Zidane24
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    Actually it was because it needlessly increased the boot time...so...why do it
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  7. jamesvdm
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    Zidane24 said:
    Actually it was because it needlessly increased the boot time...so...why do it
    Correct answer.
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  8. Zidane24
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    jamesvdm said:
    Zidane24 said:
    Actually it was because it needlessly increased the boot time...so...why do it
    Correct answer.
    The proof for this answer comes from the Engineering Windows articles...have a look through them and you will see
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  10. valtonray
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    Zidane24 said:
    jamesvdm said:
    Zidane24 said:
    Actually it was because it needlessly increased the boot time...so...why do it
    Correct answer.
    The proof for this answer comes from the Engineering Windows articles...have a look through them and you will see
    great work
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