Comments on: Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Folly, part 2 http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php An Indian technology blog with reviews, opinions and more. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Microsoft Windows Advertising Goes Too Far, Parents Television Council Complains | Boycott Novell http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php/comment-page-1#comment-48588 Microsoft Windows Advertising Goes Too Far, Parents Television Council Complains | Boycott Novell Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:03:59 +0000 http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php#comment-48588 [...] 7 has also just been criticised in The Daily India. Honestly, does anyone understand Microsoft’s point in offering upgrade media for Windows 7? As [...] [...] 7 has also just been criticised in The Daily India. Honestly, does anyone understand Microsoft’s point in offering upgrade media for Windows 7? As [...]

]]> By: Michael Swanberg http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php/comment-page-1#comment-48472 Michael Swanberg Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:17 +0000 http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php#comment-48472 I'm not sure I understand your point. You understand that this is a cash-earner for Microsoft but yet you suggest they not put out any totally-new OSes for 10 years. How does that work? But I do agree somewhat... in the end, what is the big change from XP and Vista to Windows 7? Most of what people have been beaming about are simply UI enhancements. Surely someone could have designed a Windows 7-like UI that works in XP. OTOH, I do recognize the need to move on. XP was not constructed with security in mind, and it demonstrated that every Patch Tuesday. Vista has a good deal better security, as does Windows 7. We're still not out of the woods, of course, as no OS can prevent user stupidity, but we're in better shape than we were. In the end, major portions of XP would need to have been re-written from the ground up to add needed security. Of course, many would argue that they should have done just that. :-) -Mike I’m not sure I understand your point. You understand that this is a cash-earner for Microsoft but yet you suggest they not put out any totally-new OSes for 10 years. How does that work?

But I do agree somewhat… in the end, what is the big change from XP and Vista to Windows 7? Most of what people have been beaming about are simply UI enhancements. Surely someone could have designed a Windows 7-like UI that works in XP.

OTOH, I do recognize the need to move on. XP was not constructed with security in mind, and it demonstrated that every Patch Tuesday. Vista has a good deal better security, as does Windows 7. We’re still not out of the woods, of course, as no OS can prevent user stupidity, but we’re in better shape than we were. In the end, major portions of XP would need to have been re-written from the ground up to add needed security.

Of course, many would argue that they should have done just that. :-)

-Mike

]]> By: Stupid World http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php/comment-page-1#comment-48468 Stupid World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:47 +0000 http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129270.php#comment-48468 I think they should deliver an OS based on major customer requirements and then not have an upgrade for a full decade, with regular updates in between. This clearly is a money making business, whereby some problems in Vista force most people to funnel their money into the Microsoft giant. I think they should deliver an OS based on major customer requirements and then not have an upgrade for a full decade, with regular updates in between. This clearly is a money making business, whereby some problems in Vista force most people to funnel their money into the Microsoft giant.

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