Windows 7: How do you like it?

**TacticalBread** · June 11th, 2009, 00:49

Originally Posted by nomi

I could give you a 1000 reasons y the linux sucks compared to windows..

if you've never used Linux, your opinion is void.

If you have, and still say it sucks, then you're probably too much of a computer illiterate to use it right, or appreciate it.

The only thing Windows has over Linux, is running Windows applications, which isn't the fault of either OS, it's the fault of the developers.

but hey, I don't care whether you like Linux or not. You go ahead and keep paying for your $#@!ty OS, paying for software, and paying for anti-virus.

**Triv1um** · June 11th, 2009, 01:07

Originally Posted by TacticalBread

if you've never used Linux, your opinion is void.

If you have, and still say it sucks, then you're probably too much of a computer illiterate to use it right.

The only thing Windows has over Linux, is running Windows applications, which isn't the fault of either OS, it's the fault of the developers.

but hey, I don't care whether you like Linux or not. You go ahead and keep paying for your $#@!ty OS, paying for software, and paying for anti-virus.

Typical linux fanboy.

I have probably used Linux for way long than you.

I have been running linux since red hat 6 when I was very young, and I have used many different distros and got on with them.

The reason why Linux is a pain in the ass (which you quite clearly stated) is the computer illiterate can't use it. That's why it will never get anywere in the computer market.

I am currently using Ubuntu (who isn't now days?) yes it's good. Yes its fast. Yes it's good to be able to do what you want to it. But it won't ever take off.

Until a linux distro has driver support like windows, software support like windows and gaming support like windows. It won't take off.

And like the mac has experienced, popularity = virus's, so good virus protection 'will' be needed for linux if it ever gets big.

**nomi** · June 11th, 2009, 04:31

Nicely stated Triv1um....

**TacticalBread** · June 13th, 2009, 10:16

You still haven't told me why Linux 'sucks.'

it sucks because it hasn't 'taken off'? It sucks because not a lot of people use it?

**nomi** · June 13th, 2009, 20:43

Linux sucks because of sheer fact that it is unusable. I have used linux, while i thought it was cool i thought it just is not worth the hassle to make it run like i want it.

Anyways, your opinion is yours and if you want to use linux that is none of my business. Please go right ahead and use linux and stop turning this thread into an OS wars. What you like is compared to your basic necessities and abilities.

I don't own microsoft, and i didn't make linux, therefore I am not benefiting from which ever OS you like.

Thank you
Nomi 92

**WhizzBang** · June 14th, 2009, 05:48

I am not computer illiterate (my job is mainly programming in VB and SQL) but I am not an expert user and am particularly weak on hardware knowledge.

Every so often I give Linux a try but the main stumbling block is getting drivers for my laptop. I have never managed to get a Linux distro to go online using WiFi, although I am sure most other Linux users have no problems with this.

My general experience of Linux is that I install it, spend hours trying to set it up correctly so that everything works, fail and give up, try again in about a year.

Windows has a lot wrong with it, but XP Service pack 2 is the easiest and most compatible OS I have ever used and I think it will take something special for me to move away from it.

***quzar*** · June 14th, 2009, 09:12

Originally Posted by WhizzBang

Windows has a lot wrong with it, but XP Service pack 2 is the easiest and most compatible OS I have ever used and I think it will take something special for me to move away from it.

Windows 7 is even more compatible. I've been using it for three weeks and have been shocked by how friendly the compatability is, especially in dealing with old versions of windows. The old right-click context menu 'compatability' thing is gone. Now if you run a program and it doesn't work, you are prompted with a popup saying something to the effect of 'Did you have problems running that? If so, we're fairly sure that running it again with XXXX compatability mode set would fix your problems. Would you like to do that now? Y/N' If you allow it to, it even submits feedback of your guesses to a master database (which it searches through) to determine how the compatability should go. It's everything vista should have been and more.

***wraggster*** · June 14th, 2009, 09:31

hmm ive been looking at upgrading from XP for a month or two, if windows 7 is better than vista i may make the jump over vista straight to Win 7.

**VampDude** · June 14th, 2009, 13:19

Originally Posted by wraggster

hmm ive been looking at upgrading from XP for a month or two, if windows 7 is better than vista i may make the jump over vista straight to Win 7.

Goto Vista, compared to how it was those three years ago (two for me) Vista has since improved... Though it eats quite a lot of memory, whereas XP doesn't.

I would only advise Windows 7 as something to look at in curiosity (for now anyway).