This is a stark departure from their previous position in the Windows XP era where they recommended in-place upgrades and even recommended doing it twice if your original OS wasn't compatible with XP. For example, if you were running Windows 95 and wanted to upgrade to XP, they recommended upgrading 95 to 98, then upgrading 98 to XP. :scared:
Well no, I guess I get it, but it's not really a very descriptive chart though is it?
Well, we're looking at the chart completely out of context. I doubt very much that Microsoft simply posted this chart with no other information. With all the talk about how the average end user wouldn't be able to understand it, I haven't seen any indication that this chart was ever intended for the average end user.
I doubt very much that Microsoft simply posted this chart with no other information.
it looks to me like all of the "controversy" is being stirred up by Mac users, which makes sense. The chart obviously isn't intended for non-technical users and Mac users certainly fit that bill.
The OS divide certainly seems more bitter than in years past. Could it have something to do with the relatively recent Mac marketing agenda?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxLgBx3W9Ss&feature=related
The comments make no sense, though. I upgraded a machine from XP to 7 with absolutely no problems. Nor were there any driver issues. In fact, it looks to me like all of the "controversy" is being stirred up by Mac users, which makes sense. The chart obviously isn't intended for non-technical users and Mac users certainly fit that bill.
Hm, actually...you said you tried the beta, correct? How is Windows 7 anyway? I'm kind of thinking about it, if it gets rid of/fixes what made Vista annoying. Mostly because there is an app or two I have that would benefit from DirectX10 (such as PCSX2).
It was a friend's computer I installed it on, but I've used it a bit. It's certainly faster than Vista. From what I've seen, the interface isn't really any different, but I've only used Vista while fixing other people's computers, so I can't really say much about the differences between them.
The impression I've gotten from 7 during the times that I've used it is that it will take some getting used to but has enough nice features to be worth the effort. And this is coming from somebody who hates having to learn new interfaces. Hell, I finally installed Firefox 3.5 today and my immediate reaction was "What the fuck is that New Tab Button doing on the tab bar and how do I turn it off?" (Got that fixed easily enough, though, just a simple CSS tweak.)
I never had that problem because I use Tab Mix Plus, which gives me greater control over the tab bar, so it was already off when I upgraded to Firefox 3.5.Hell, I finally installed Firefox 3.5 today and my immediate reaction was "What the fuck is that New Tab Button doing on the tab bar and how do I turn it off?" (Got that fixed easily enough, though, just a simple CSS tweak.)
I was actually shocked how fast Vista was compared to XP from the horror stories I've heard but they could have had all the visual goodies turned off though it wasn't mentioned.