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Cnet: Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional) Review

The good: Strong design and Microsoft don't always go together, but they do in Windows 7. Users might take a while to get used to the new taskbar and Aero Peek, but they're a pleasure to use.

The bad: Performance is still hit-or-miss in Windows 7. At the ripe age of seven, Windows XP still performs better in some categories.

The bottom line: Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needs to go and they went there. How much damage did Vista do and is Windows 7 enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.

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Elven66127d ago

I can't wait for Windows 7!

phosphor1126127d ago

I liked the RC version, though there were lots of people with high end computers that had trouble running Win 7 RC1 with ease. It had a problem (glitch/bug or something) that would make it take literally 30 minutes to boot up Win 7 if you had 4 or more gigs of ram and a vid card that is 512mb or more at the same time. I was trying to get it to work on my brothers new computer the other day, read up on it, and people said, they took out enough memory to get it under 4 gigs, and it would work. Guess what, it did. Hopefully that's fixed by now lol.

lord_of_balrogs6127d ago (Edited 6127d ago )

Im gonna get myself a laptop next may. PC for me, I really don't like the macbook or the mac tax. Windows 7 looks like a really great OS.

Major_Tom6127d ago

I'm already using it, it's great.

GWAVE6127d ago

I'm not trolling, but we have to remember that Vista received plenty of stunning reviews very early on.

And then the public actually used it...

SaberEdge6127d ago

Windows 7 is awesome. This is the best OS they've ever made.

evrfighter6127d ago (Edited 6127d ago )

@ Gwave, except for the fact that most of the people your replying to (me included) have already tested it and love it.

Unlike Vista, 7 isn't a memory hog.

I think I'll be going with the 64 bit version of 7.

verb3k6127d ago (Edited 6127d ago )

Why would someone switch to an all-sluggish ram-hogging piece of bloatware.

doshey6127d ago

dude vista is a all-sluggish ram-hogging piece of bloatware, W7 aint even close to that, i love W7 the day installed it, and before i had been using xp sense it had came till may W7 is great

whoelse6127d ago

And the performance is only going to get better with each service pack.

And I love the taskbar. Yes it's more Mac like but maybe that's a good thing.

na2ru16127d ago

I love Vista. It has much more navigational flexibility compared to XP. I have 4 GB ram laptop. But when I installed it on my old 1gb ram PC, weren't many noticeable problems either.

Aquanox6127d ago (Edited 6127d ago )

Never since Windows 95 there's been so much approval for a Microsoft OS. Windows 7 is just how we want the software giant to make their software. Fast, awesome looking, excellent compatibility for appz and gamming and a lot of cool additions.

This is how a market leader must respond to their consumer's criticism.

NaiNaiNai6127d ago

First

WTF happened to all of gwaves bubbles. O.o

and now. I can't wait to use 7, I need a new PC soon anyways and I wanted to try 7 and this gives me a good reason to.

MEsoJD6127d ago

has been amazing.

I haven't booted back into my xp in ages.

Blaze9296127d ago

Yeah I might actually buy Windows 7 or hell, a new PC in general. I tried the RC version and I was really impressed and instantly fell in love with this OS. I think Microsoft has a great one here.

Major_Tom6127d ago (Edited 6127d ago )

There's a notable increase in performance over win7RC and Windows 7 RTM 16385 MSDN/Untouched.

Everything runs really smoothly and this is the best thing since XP truly. I'm running 64bit and it's great.

And before people call pirating unjust, let me just say, buying vista was unjust. Thanks.

Now just that I say it runs great, it might not run great on your computer. Some of you are expecting to get XP types of results from your piece of crap grandma's computer and that just ain't right.

BulletToothtony6126d ago

people who use it for over a day realize how great it is.. people who hate it have obviously never tried it..

It's like all the hate that the ps3 gets.. It has no games.. blah blah.... Do you own one? "No but that's what the others haters say"

I agree that apple products are a bit overpriced.. but the OS it's beyond great.. Don't hate b4 u try it.

ThanatosDMC6126d ago

I wonder how much it is in campuses. I paid $25 for vista.

edgeofblade6124d ago

I've been great with Vista... up until recently when I installed a printer. An HP all-in-one. Now it takes a while to boot, to open simple explorers... it's not cool.

I hope W7 delivers.

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villevalorox6127d ago

I'll probably buy a new computer for college with windows 7 if the reviews are really good :). It's this or a mac :)

meetajhu6127d ago

Finally after 8 years Windows Xp----> Windows 7!! Woo hooo can't w8!

shqype6127d ago

It's your choice, but there's honestly no need.

Windows 7 RC is incredibly stable. And the driver support is excellent as well. I remember searching for days for a special LAN driver for my motherboard for XP after I did a clean install with a new mobo on XP ... as soon as I did a clean install of Windows 7, not only did my internet work, but I had Windows updates waiting for me for the latest version of my LAN driver.

Windows 7 is great and ready for action. Take it from somebody who not only loves XP, but never bothered to install Windows Vista despite having the Ultimate edition with an unused product key.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio12d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing12d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit12d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing12d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."