tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post4358952151377136642..comments2023-11-14T02:11:29.660-08:00Comments on A comfortable place: Windows 7: I wish they hadn't said thatRob Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172127627370862611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post-27448451551128813842008-11-23T15:21:00.000-08:002008-11-23T15:21:00.000-08:00We're keeping our fingers crossed where I work. W...We're keeping our fingers crossed where I work. We're hoping that if Microsoft keep their act together (unlikely!), we might be able to bypass Vista all together and bounce from XP straight up to 7.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, Dell (who have our contract this year) are now moving over to only supplying laptops with "Vista only" hardware for which it's impossible to get XP drivers. Grrr...Kate Gloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190078106365251356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post-6744277842066026442008-11-11T14:39:00.000-08:002008-11-11T14:39:00.000-08:00As a liberal I take a nuanced view of Microsoft's ...As a liberal I take a nuanced view of Microsoft's practices. In addition, for myself I prefer not using MS products, but as a sysadmin, I have limited powers to wean the rest of the workforce off MS. C'est la vie.Rob Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172127627370862611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post-44964631503893230812008-11-11T14:09:00.000-08:002008-11-11T14:09:00.000-08:00Windows 7, as with other versions of Windows will ...Windows 7, as with other versions of Windows will be bloatware, inefficient, susceptible to spyware and viruses and will only become relatively stable after a year or more after issue by SP1.<BR/><BR/>Surely Liberals should be opposed to the monopolist practices of Microsoft ?<BR/><BR/>I use Linux and Macs extensively and differing versions of Windoze at work. For style, great hardware, Barrie Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308278683431698206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post-80457512579229952782008-11-11T13:04:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:04:00.000-08:00If I moved away from Windows it would be to Linux....If I moved away from Windows it would be to Linux. Just can't get the rest of the workforce to agree.Rob Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172127627370862611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317078132745855118.post-2820752352991901302008-11-11T11:37:00.000-08:002008-11-11T11:37:00.000-08:00Time for a lovely Mac!Install Windows XP or Vista ...Time for a lovely Mac!<BR/><BR/>Install Windows XP or Vista on it for dual booting, or with some additional software in a virtual machine for simultaneous operation, to make the transition easier and just break freeeeeeeee!JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880436007058091917noreply@blogger.com