Windows 7 overtakes Windows Vista in market share

Is anyone really surprised the 7 out sold Vista so fast. Vista had poor reviews even before it came out. 7 was already being called the greatest OS of all time by some shortly after the RC was released. There even people installing it on 10 year old computers with stock parts and reporting that it ran fine with all the bells and whistles disabled (but why would you want it like that?).

I will admit, that Vista x64 on at least 3GB of RAM isn't bad at all. Even a Vista basher like me wouldn't mind using it. But my cousins computer with the almost the exact same specs as mine except Vista 32-bit installed on it, has always been slower than mine. Whether is was XP, 7 32-bit, or 7 64-bit on mine, her's always runs slower in general. The OS is the only discernible difference.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bitIntel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz6 GB DDR3 1333MHzIntel HD 3000
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba P775-S7100
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory
6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution
1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives
750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed
Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus
MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser
IE10
I will admit, that Vista x64 on at least 3GB of RAM isn't bad at all. Even a Vista basher like me wouldn't mind using it.

Is the Vista basher aware that 7 has also been called Vista SP3? :p
 

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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6...8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU
Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory
8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900.
Hard Drives
640GB
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Internet Speed
ADSL [ but too slow ]
I will admit, that Vista x64 on at least 3GB of RAM isn't bad at all. Even a Vista basher like me wouldn't mind using it.

Is the Vista basher aware that 7 has also been called Vista SP3? :p

Are you aware that most people that call it that are Mac fanboys?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bitIntel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz6 GB DDR3 1333MHzIntel HD 3000
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba P775-S7100
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory
6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution
1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives
750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed
Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus
MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser
IE10

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6...8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX .
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
CPU
Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.]
Memory
8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit.
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900.
Hard Drives
640GB
Case
Laptop / notebook.
Mouse
Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX.
Internet Speed
ADSL [ but too slow ]
I will admit, that Vista x64 on at least 3GB of RAM isn't bad at all. Even a Vista basher like me wouldn't mind using it.

Is the Vista basher aware that 7 has also been called Vista SP3? :p

Are you aware that most people that call it that are Mac fanboys?

I certainly am! It was Steve Jobs himself that kicked that one off, calling Windows 7 "just another Vista". It was to draw attention away from the fact that he was about to announce Snow Leopard, which really should have been Mac OS X 10.5.9, not 10.6. He had to make it sound like MS didn't come up with anything new, in order to disguise the fact that Apple didn't come up with anything new.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64Intel Core i7-2600 @3.40GHz8.00GB DDR3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 w/1.0GB RAM
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware X51
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600 @3.40GHz
Memory
8.00GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 w/1.0GB RAM
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ XL2420TX
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@120Hz
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
330-watt
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800
Mouse
Razer Orochi
Internet Speed
Campus Internet
I will admit, that Vista x64 on at least 3GB of RAM isn't bad at all. Even a Vista basher like me wouldn't mind using it.

Is the Vista basher aware that 7 has also been called Vista SP3? :p

I love when people use that argument to justify not getting a new version of Windows. Even if it were true, SP3 would be superior to SP2, would it not? ;)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1Intel Core i5-2500K8 GB Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3-1600Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1 GB GDDR5
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard
Gigabyte P67X-UD3-B3
Memory
8 GB Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1 GB GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster T220HD
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
120 GB Corsair Force SSD + 320 GB Seagate Barracuda SATA2 + 2 TB My Book Elite
PSU
Corsair 650W
Internet Speed
50 Mbps
I never understood why any body used Vista. With all the problems I read about Vista I jumped over it and went to Windows 7. Microsoft

IMHO Vista was / is a very good OS. Don't believe all you read. There are lots of people out there who purchased Vista on a new computer with the recommended specs who have never had any problems.
Bad news is always newsworthy.......

My Vista Ultimate laptop is still my "work horse." My Win7 Ultimate currently languishes. Yes I know that will change.......but I do love my Vista OS.
In my experience Vista's most virulent critics are those who NEVER used it.

I agree with you there about vista. Very good os when run with correct hardware. I never had any probs once I tuned it properly also! :)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate ...AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition12 Gb DDR3Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dilithium Computers/Engineering (Myself) Star date 42.739285.5432.9
OS
Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate x86 on laptop / Win7 x86 Starter on Netbook
CPU
AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte 790XT
Memory
12 Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek hi-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Lg 3D led 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Loads maxstore sata 1 & 2/ loads of partitions + 1Tb Hitachi sata 2. 256Gb Crucial ssd.
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXstream
Case
Artec 10000
Cooling
On board + many case fans
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K350
Mouse
Inferno gaming mouse
Internet Speed
Talk talk. 10Mb
Other Info
My PC was hand built with matchsticks. xbox 360 controller. Printers,fax.........
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