Win 8 and Win 7 SP1 Preparations. etc.

digitalrurouni · 29 Dec 2009

I would not say no to performance. It is a decent OS but by no means is it very performant. And its not like I have a slow machine either. Also I would like to see more performance in gaming. Aero despite pretty is still quite heavy.

Dark Nova Gamer · 29 Dec 2009

madtownidiot said:

DarkNovaGamer said:

How do you get that exactly? Vista > 7 was more then just performance changes. There we UI changes, new features, etc.

The UI and features in windows 7 are all layers over the vista kernel, but it's the same OS.. comparable to a kernel update in linux that happens every few weeks

I'd like to point out you just called it the same OS. Microsoft changed more then what is visually noticeable in the OS.

madtownidiot · 29 Dec 2009

DarkNovaGamer said:

I'd like to point out you just called it the same OS. Microsoft changed more then what is visually noticeable in the OS.

If you start from a blank page and write an all new kernel that puts hardware together in way nobody's seen before, you get a new OS, which everyone knows is not what happened. Basically the difference between vista and windows 7 is about the same as the difference between ubuntu 9.04 and ubuntu 9.10, maybe a little less. That's not saying I don't think windows 7 is a great product.. microsoft hit one out of the park with it so far as I'm concerned, but making some changes in graphical interface and features, & streamlining inefficiently written code doesn't make a new operating system.

MattRainier · 29 Dec 2009

I beg to differ, Microsoft did a lot more than streamline the code and add a few UI tweaks. They stripped down the kernel itself, taking away a great deal of superfluous junk (Google 'Minwin'). The use of DirectX 11 also greatly improved graphics performance with Seven. Granted, going from Vista to Seven isn't as dramatic a leap as XP to Vista, but it still warrants calling it a new OS, and not just a service pack.

Windows 8 is probably going to be more cloud-focused, sort of like Google's Chrome OS. One more reason to stick with Seven - I LIKE having all my information on my personal machine.

beauparc · 30 Dec 2009

DarkNovaGamer said:

DarkDavil said:

Hey, this is kinda out there - and maybe the wrong thread to ask this, but as JMH is talking abt the forums, what happened to the chromeosforums?

www.thechromeosforums.com

From what I was told by Shawn and John, it was removed due to lack of interest.

beauparc said:

Just goes to show that Win7 was, in reality, Vista SP3

How do you get that exactly? Vista > 7 was more then just performance changes. There we UI changes, new features, etc.

And aren't those changes exactly what Vista users wanted in the next SP release?

Ergo, Win7 = Vista SP3

MattRainier · 31 Dec 2009

beauparc said:

And aren't those changes exactly what Vista users wanted in the next SP release?

Ergo, Win7 = Vista SP3

No, if it were Vista SP3, then it would be CALLED SP3, and it'd be free.

Zidane24 · 31 Dec 2009

To everyone here who says Windows 7 is just Vista SP3...I would love to see the evidence that proves that. Where is the changelog between the versions that you guys are getting your info from? ...and if you say you have read a change log...you would be telling quite the fib

Calling it that is pure rubbish...Why don't we just call XP Windows Pretty 2000? Because it isn't and the same goes for 7

madtownidiot · 01 Jan 2010

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, don't assume it's a loon

beauparc · 01 Jan 2010

Oh, for Heaven's sake, all I'm saying is that Win 7 is what Vista should have evolved into.

As MattRainier says Microsoft should have released it as SP3 and given it to us free.

lordvader · 01 Jan 2010

Zidane24 said:

To everyone here who says Windows 7 is just Vista SP3...I would love to see the evidence that proves that. Where is the changelog between the versions that you guys are getting your info from? ...and if you say you have read a change log...you would be telling quite the fib

Calling it that is pure rubbish...Why don't we just call XP Windows Pretty 2000? Because it isn't and the same goes for 7

I agree
Win 7 Rocks