Windows 7 a Big Improvement over Vista (
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Microsoft shows off Windows 7, a less ambitious offering than Vista but one with more realistic goals. With its new features and improved performance, Windows 7 seems like a better version of Vista rather than a major step forward.LOS ANGELESMicrosoft is giving the public its first glimpse of Windows 7,
the successor to the companys unevenly accepted Vista
client operating system.
The unveiling of Windows 7 at the Professional
Developers Conference here Oct. 28 calls to mind the early debut of "Longhorn,"
the OS that would become Vista, at the 2003 iteration of
Microsofts developer gathering. However, the similarities between the two
product introductions dont extend much beyond venue.
Where Longhorn was arguably overambitious (a contention borne out by Vistas
scheduling setbacks, feature scalebacks and eventual market push-back), the
feature additions and enhancements in Windows 7 are modest and achievable.
For an early peek at Windows 7's features, click here.
In the day and a half Ive spent using Windows 7 on a Microsoft-provided
Dell XPS M1330 machine preinstalled with Build 6801 of the OS, Ive found its
polish and performance a world away from the first Longhorn build I tried out
at PDC 2003. At this point, Windows 7 feels
more like a second beta or an early release candidate than a developer
conference sneak peek.
Rather than constitute some major leap from Vista,
Windows 7 feels like a tighter, faster version of Vista,
with an assortment of worthwhile feature enhancements, including various
improved and new features for enterprise users.
One of the more promising new featuresbut one I have not had the
opportunity to testis DirectAccess, a capability that enables remote users to
access resources behind their organizations firewall without using a VPN.
DirectAccess requires Windows Server 2008 Release 2, which has not yet become
availablehence the lack of testing opportunities.
Also falling into the category of waiting for R2 is BranchCache, a feature
in which Windows 7 clients cache content from remote file and Web servers to
speed access to data for users in branch offices. BranchCache works with
HTTP(S) and SMB, and limits access to SSL
(Secure Sockets Layer) and IPSec-protected content to authorized clients.
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| | | | | | | | Agree with thisWe brought in 5 copies of Office 2007, started running into compatability issues. So we uninstalled.
We are now giving very serious thought to Open... Posted At: 11-11-08 By: PhWashington | | | | | | Sounds like the way Vista shoulda beenI mean really - Vista promised speed, faster battery life on laptops, a better user experience etc.
Now we get Windows 7 and instead of a real new... Posted At: 11-11-08 By: Paul | | | | | | A user comment on this articleI ran one of the betas of Vista, and two release candidates. Since then, I've also run Vista Business, and Vista Business SP1. And I'm more than... Posted At: 11-04-08 By: DST | | | | | | Research?When windows Vista came out pushed through Dell, HP, IBM and so on it caused a WRECK on all major PC vendors. Support Call centers had a meltdown. ... Posted At: 11-02-08 By: Robert | | | | | | 31 flavorsDid Microsoft give any hint if they have learned one of the other hard lessons of Vista, and will not offer a gazillion different SKUs for Win7? ... Posted At: 11-01-08 By: Stratocaster | | | | | | Vista bashingYes, I have used Vista since early BETA.
I dual boot it on several machines.
I have never warmed up to it.
There are some changes, but I see... Posted At: 11-01-08 By: actuallyido | | | | | | >>> Post your comment now! | | | | | |
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