Comments on: According to this chump, you’ll hate Win7 if you dig WinXP

By: Abs

Abs — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:15:22 +0000

I totally agree with the point that you cannot say Windows 7 is not good just because it doesn’t have the same UI features as XP. They are totally different OS. And besides, many people love the UI of Vista.

By: SeaHag

SeaHag — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:44:42 +0000

“…the fact that 90% of people using the internet are using Windows clearly means it works just fine”

OMG!

It does not work just fine. Just because it can be made to work doesn’t mean it works fine. The fact that there are millions of knowledgebase articles about millions of problems with it means it does not work fine. Not to mention my own experience of many lost hours, days, weeks spent with windows problems, especially lots of hangs during installs where you can’t even get it to install.

By: Max Zamorsky

Max Zamorsky — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:15:05 +0000

Everyone should be allowed to have his own opinion. I did not know wether this fuss was all about marketing tricks until I installed the beta on a system where I have spent much time using XP, too much time using Vista and now Windows 7. I was impressed. Read here: http://max.zamorsky.name/2009/01/13/windows7-auf-einem-motion-computing-le1600-tablet-pcwindows7-on-a-motion-computing-le1600-tablet-pc/

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:21:27 +0000

He’s a chump simply because of the content of his explanation. I’m all for everyone expressing their own opinion, but to be a blogger on a tech-heavy site carries with it responsibility. Would it have hurt him to do some benchmarks? Apparently, the only thing he’s concerned about is accessing ‘My Documents’ or the ‘run’ dialogue in his preferred way. That’s understandable, but I would’ve even accepted a benchmark for how long it takes to get to ‘My Documents’…so – ‘Mojave My Ass’? It doesn’t get anymore chumptastic than that.

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By: josh

josh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:32:27 +0000

Why is he a chump? Cause he has an opinion? Last time I checked… Matthew… that’s all you’ve ever had. The next time you COME to a conclusion, make sure you don’t trash a fellow opinion-ater doing it. It makes you look petty, and no one really takes advice from the petty… Matthew. Ya chump!

By: josh

josh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:23:58 +0000

Haha… thebonafortuna’s all mad. You’re a PC. Take that stylus out ur bung hole… ya fuckin nerd.

By: KtecK

KtecK — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:24:06 +0000

You can set the “win 9x” Classic theme by selecting it in the Ease of Access Themes category.

I have personally used it my self :)

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The Bogus Vista vs. Windows 7 Debate | Zoli’s Blog — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:12:19 +0000

[...] If you love Windows XP, you’ll hate Windows 7 – says Ed Bott on ZDnet. Windows 7: Mojave My Ass –complains Jason Perlow. Dwight Silverman confirms: Sorry, but Windows 7 isn’t a return to Windows XP, while others don’t refrain from some name-calling. [...]

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By: thebonafortuna

thebonafortuna — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:20:06 +0000

Right…because the XP system I’m on now is so corrupted by spyware I can’t even access the internet. Oh wait, yes I can, because XP works just fine.

And if by “sensibility” you mean “paying a 60% markup on comparable hardware with a shiny new OS thrown in so I can sound like a pompous jackass on the internet and annoy everyone who isn’t an Apple fanatatic by contantly trashing what they use even though the fact that 90% of people using the internet are using Windows clearly means it works just fine”, well then, I guess I’m not sensible.

“Windows 7…still kicking the crap out of Apple’s marketshare”
Ballmer – “Well, we really laid an egg with Vista, although the 32-bit version runs just fine now. I’m glad we still own 90% of the marketshare. I’m going to go throw another chair at Steve Jobs car for parking in a handicapped spot every day.”
Jobs – “WHO KEEPS DOING THIS???!”

By: billy bob

billy bob — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:05:00 +0000

I’ve came to the conclusion that you’ll hate Windows 7 only if you cannot deal with simple UI changes.
- sounds like every windows XP user who hasn’t had the sensiblity of switching yet. i mean, who doesn’t love spyware trashing their system.

“Windows 7 … now only 7 years behind OS X.”
Ballmer – “We’re finally starting to ketchup.”

By: Avatar

Avatar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:50:18 +0000

Rebuttal and mocking by Ed Bott to Perlow Stubborness. also at ZDNET:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=630

By: al gore

al gore — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:13:48 +0000

The guy is an idiot. Windows 7 takes the best things from Vista and strips out the annoyance. That alone makes it a superior OS. If he can’t handle change I’m sure someone has a port of xtree that runs under Windows XP that will run under Windows 7.

By: everts garay

everts garay — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:01:20 +0000

yes, i agree with you, i think the other guy made a big mistake to write, that if you love xp you will hate windows 7. Windows 7 will be a great OS, that’s for sure, i hate vista from the beggining, not becouse i was not able to use it,but becouse the system was slow and stupid.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:30:49 +0000

If he can’t handle change why would he switch to OS X? That sounds like a lot of change.