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Most users happy with Windows 7

Users of Microsoft's Windows 7 are generally "very satisfied" with the new operating system.

A report from Forrester Research said that most of the great unwashed know the product is there if they want it. Writing in its blog Forrester said a "strong majority" of US consumers knew about Windows 7 by the end of 2009. Microsoft released the operating system in October to favourable reviews and while punters still love Windows XP, Forrester said, particularly for their notebooks.

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Stryfeno25884d ago

But droids are still bitter.

CptBach5884d ago

LoL I was expecting a sony fan to comment badly..

Turns out xbots even troll their own company news even if it's unrelated to gaming..

mrv3215884d ago

Bitter? Your the one commenting :P

mrv3215884d ago (Edited 5884d ago )

LoL, oPtIoNal OnE cOuLd UpDgRaDe To UbUnTu FoR fReE.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

http://www.dban.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It's that easy.

I must warn with DBAN be fully aware of what it does, it's not for most people but it's interesting and something I have.

Also doesn't Microsoft support blu-ray drives in 7?

RememberThe3575884d ago

I haven't had any problems with it at all. But I'm not too computer savvy and basically use my system for internet, music, and word processing.

LordMarius5884d ago

well it is better than Vista, but its not mindblowing or a game changer

Wizeguy215884d ago

@1.1

Agreed.. Good os.. but nothing that blows everything else out of the water.. If they improve speed more.. maybe

ZombieNinjaPanda5884d ago

@Senile

I actually like rain meter a lot, that looks too cluttered. If you know how to work rain meter, your desktop improves 10X.

Though I only have a simple understanding of rain meter.

Windows 7 is a lot faster than Win Vista. That's all that matters for me, plus there is rarely any freezing for me.

ProjectVulcan5884d ago

A worthy upgrade from the aging XP. Which i suppose is really what most people actually want, its never going to be perfect but as long as its better than the previous best efforts then its heading forward.

mrv3215884d ago

One could make a serious argument about why DOS>Vista.

I'm dual booting at the moment with Vista and 10.04... but at the way Vista is going I easily see myself being a 1.10 guy before long. I use Ubuntu as my main OS and Vista for programs I otherwise can run. Luckily I have the ur-quan masters running on Ubuntu.

HolyOrangeCows5884d ago

An Operating system that's better than the previous one? What is this witchcraft?! LOL.

Blaze9295884d ago

Your sarcasm fails because Vista was NOT better than XP at all

anyway, Windows 7 kicks ass. Been enjoying it since it's beta release days.

HolyOrangeCows5884d ago (Edited 5884d ago )

"Vista was NOT better than XP at all"
My entire point, silly.

"An Operating system that's better than the previous one?"
Unlike ME and Vista. It's out of the ordinary, that's why it's "witchcraft". Like how old, outdated cultures thought. Get it?!

deadoralive13375884d ago (Edited 5884d ago )

I used the beta and thought that windows 7 was miles better than vista.
But still in my opinion windows xp > windows 7 > windows vista. That's just my opinion btw.

poindat5884d ago

I absolutely hated Vista, and will admit that I believed that Microsoft couldn't really recover... but... damn, Windows 7 is great. There's a couple changes from XP that I am still having a bit of trouble getting used to (mostly related to the Aero), but overall I would call myself "very satisfied."

Guess I'm eating some humble pie now. Oh well, pie is pie. :D

sid4gamerfreak5884d ago

Im one of the users who are happy with windows 7. It doesn't have revolutionary features, it is an efficient and convenient OS for the user. Its what Vista should have been.

Christopher5884d ago

After Vista? Hell yeah. In comparison to XP? It's UI and some tools are better, but performance-wise it's not noticeable.

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SactoGamer5884d ago

But I really don't like how the folders look like when opened. I find them very difficult to navigate.

Kushan5884d ago

You can change the views just like in older versions of windows. Personally, I've always preferred "details" view.

steve30x5884d ago

I have windows 7 installed since october without any problems so far. I wouldnt dream of going back to Windows XP now and I would rather set my computer on fire rather than go back to Vista.

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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_Sakai11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

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

dveio11d 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.

Jingsing11d 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.

Tanktopmaster9211d ago

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

S2Killinit11d ago

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

Jingsing11d 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.

Tanktopmaster9211d 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."