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Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now - Gizmodo

Cnet:

"Could Windows 7 accomplish everything that's expected of it? Probably not, but it makes a damn good attempt. We've tested the gold master, the final version going out on October 22. Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even."

Zedux5742d ago (Edited 5742d ago )

Windows 7 is said to be MS's best ever OS but it doesn't mean it's any good! Stick to XP (64 bit) until they can prove the "upgrade" is worth! All MS's products only start falling apart after few months!

darkequitus5742d ago

Yeh Yeh Yeh, you supreme authority, you! /S

Blaze9295742d ago

I'm guessing he's a mac ;).

Anyway Windows 7 is full of win; been using it since the beta went public and I love it. Day 1 upgrade that's for sure. Microsoft has a nice OS on their hands and everything is just great.

Syronicus5742d ago

If I recall, there was a plethora of positive reports about Vista and look how that turned out. Don't get me wrong, I use Vista on my three rigs but come on, it is an OS full of douche-baggery. Hopefully 7 will be better and more of a true successor to XP.

dirthurts5742d ago

Why stick with XP? That doesn't make any sense at all. No Direct X 10, especially no DX11. Dated security, too many reboots when you install. Etc.
XP is very dated people. Your living in the past. I mean sure, if you have a slower computer it's your best bet. But modern hardware runs amazing on Vista. Even better on Windows 7.
This time around, it doesn't matter what "THEY" say. Everyone should have already tried this. That's why MS let everyone have the beta. They put up, so people would shut up. It shows, it's a great OS.

Syronicus5742d ago

So what department of MS do you work for? Just asking because I feel like I have just been "PR'd".

claney5742d ago

well most the vista hate just comes from people that are following the crowd cause they havent tried it or they have computers that dont meet the requirements

i am running vista atm and i dont have any problems with it, and after using it so long i cant even look at XP lol

Blaze9295742d ago (Edited 5742d ago )

Who cares what "they" say, why don't you just test it out for youself and stop talking out of absolutely 0 experience with Windows 7....it IS free to try you know...

dirthurts5742d ago

I think I just said that... ha ha. But I agree anyway : )

JOLLY15742d ago

lets stick with the os that had less support than Windows ME

TheAntiFanboy5742d ago (Edited 5742d ago )

@1: They've already proven its worth. With a fantastic beta.

Elven65742d ago

All XP fans do realize 7 has the ability to fully emulate Windows XP SP3, right?

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Christopher5742d ago

XP is still the better option. It beats Windows 7 except in shut down (oh no, not when I'm walking away from my computer!) and in FPS (which is very slight).

The article itself is very unprofessional, IMHO, which automatically makes me ignore it.

TheAntiFanboy5742d ago

Yeah, XP beats them maybe because it was designed for decade-old computers with about a tenth of the processing power that modern computers have...?

Christopher5742d ago

Patch XP to be able to manage up to 32 Gigs of RAM like Vista/Win7 and... yeah... it will likely perform better. The issue isn't about hardware, it's the advancement of the software that takes up a lot more resources using the .NET framework and won't see similar speeds that we have currently with XP for a few years as we advance hardware pipelines to handle the amount of data needed.

tomdrum65742d ago

people who are stil with xp are living in the past. I had both running at home and vista was superior hands down. If your using xp hardware still then expect most new software / games / OS to struggle. Only computer iv ever had problems with vista, had a flat CMOs battery that was causing all the trouble. sly thing.

7 looks like a great improvement over vista, in terms of resources and responsivity in programs. Looks sick, and the taskbar looks really innovative in terms of interactivity with running programs.

Vicophine5742d ago

I've upgraded to Windows 7.

DirectX11 ftw!

Hercules5742d ago

but like the guy said above, if you are using old hardware stick to windows, but if you with vista, then you need to upgrade to Win7 quick,asap,undale (i think lol) seriously i couldnt write a review on it..its too much to write about i wouldnt know where to start...but if i have rate it out of ten i will give it a 8 or 9, only because i am using the RTM version is is basically the same as the final product, but who knows...i will get in Feb, a month before this stops working and it should lower in price because of slow down

sak5005742d ago

I disagree.. I'm using it on both my customer built machine from recent past to machine i related to bedroom years ago.

Specs on custom built: Intel C2D E6600 @ 3.2Ghz, watercooled (gigabyte GA965DQ6 mobo /chassis/watercooling)2 x 1GB800mhz DDR2, prior to my joining Asus and recently installed Asus EA 4870x2 tri cooler 2gb vga. W7 works flawlessly and stabler than even my xppro..

The other is a acer aspire P4 2.4ghz, 1.5gb, 40gb 400mhz ddr1 system. It has improved teh overall performance of this machine as well. My GF now sits for hours on it playing stupid FB farm game.

I wish MS woul do something about the pricing of this and atleast giv the vista owners huge discount as vista ws a clusterfuk of problems.

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Oblivion Remastered Breaks 4 Million Players in 4 Days

Bethesda Game Studios writes: We are so grateful to the over 4 million of you that have already ventured into Cyrodiil with Oblivion Remastered. Thank you!

Obscure_Observer14h ago

Congrats goes to Todd and everyone at Bethesda and team Xbox for another huge milestone!

Hopefully after this huge success, Phil might greenlit New Vegas Remastered powered by UE5 as well.

Fingers crossed!

lukasmain12h ago

I wish for, at the very least, maybe Fallout 3 remaster? I mean the success of the show proves that not just hardcore gamers are ready for a great updated Fallout game. I believe it could potentially be even more successful than the Oblivion remaster. But I do like your idea of a New Vegas UE5 , because I actually never played that. Bethesda are better under Microsoft, I agree with you now after this "remaster". It's much cheaper and faster to do something like this for an old classic game. Reminds me of when Capcom started doing that with RE2. Gamer goodwill became skyhigh for Capcom. Fingers crossed indeed

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F3 Remastered already came out on the court documents, so unless it was cancelled, which sounds unlikely as it would the best they can hope to have to match any releases of the TV show since F5 isn’t coming out any time soon.

That said, I do agree that if this has proven to be a hit and I don’t see why F3 wouldn’t be if it gets the same level of treatment, they will probably want to do more

anast13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

It's on GamePass. According to Steam DB: it has a 190k peak, which is not close to 4 mil. It didn't even reach 500k on Twitch stats and owner estimations are hovering around 1 mil or less.

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lukasmain12h ago

Well done, despite not getting exact sales, this is still great news because the budget for this and the development time wouldn't have been much at all when compared to a full 6 or 7 year development window and the cost that would entail. So it does seem like a great success and even better when you consider that they shadow-dropped it without paid marketing. Hope this team is already past pre-production on another "remaster" of another classic, I'm personally hoping for Fallout 3 remaster

MaximusPrime_11h ago

Microsoft realised how stupid they had been and delayed following Sega's example.
There you go MS, worldwide lots more people own PS5 or PC than Xbox. You got the money you're desperate for.

To be truly Sega, don't bother releasing a new console. Just focus on software.

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Obscure_Observer9h ago

"To be truly Sega, don't bother releasing a new console. Just focus on software."

MS will continue to release new consoles as they´ll continue and make tons of money out PC, PS5 and Switch 2 as well.

Gamers on other platforms will happily pay full price for amazing Xbox games while we get everything day one on Game Pass.

It´s a win win for everyone.

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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is a reflective lens that highlights RPG evolution while proving the appeal of certain design philosophies.

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InZoi Is Now Getting Dangerously Close To Dropping Below The Sims 3’s Player Numbers

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