Comments on: As Windows 7 Rolls Out, 4 Things to Expect http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:50:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Connectify Is Early Evidence of Why Win7’s “Virtual Wi-Fi” Matters http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227807 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227807 [...] AM PT | 0 comments | 0 tweets retweet » Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, as we noted when it rolled out last week, contains a highly interesting software layer — invented and developed at the company’s [...]

]]> By: Connectify Creates a 3G Hotspot with your Windows 7 Computer http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227806 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227806 [...] natively — but Windows 7 adds a new feature that one company is already taking advantage of. Microsoft added Virtual Wi-Fi, which uses software to virtualize one or more hardware wireless adapters. ReadWriteWeb notes that [...]

]]> By: ariel http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227805 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:01:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227805 I started using Windows 7 Beta a few months ago and in my opinion it’s pretty good. It is much quicker and programs don’t lag when you have a lot of stuff working at once. There are some cool features that Microsoft introduced into Windows 7 and I think the overall user experience is much easier and simpler now. Microsoft took Windows 7 seriously, after Vista they really had no choice. I have written extensively about my own experience using Windows 7 and I hope you can find it helpful. Please comment and let us know.

http://ketiva.com/Computers_and_Internet/my_experience_with_windows_7_using_the_beta_version1.html

It is still too early to know what kind of problems may come up in the future using Windows 7, but on the whole I think it will be a cool operating system.

]]> By: BSLO http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227804 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:59:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227804 Thanks for the resourceful review!

I got my first look at Windows 7 this week and my initial reaction was “so far, so good.”

“So far” being the key phrase of that statement.

New operating systems are almost always an improvement, and will almost always generate some sort of enthusiasm or buzz within the first couple months.

But until the user sits down and gets a feel for what a new OS is all about (outside the VirtualBox), you’re not going to understand the product’s deficiencies … or its notable improvements.

The reality being you need at least 4-6 months under your belt before you can conclude how successful an OS is for you. And that’s the bottom line, how successful is this system to you and your work environment?
Here are my Top 7 reasons Windows 7 could be a success, and Top 7 reasons it could be a failure:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/Windows_7/Windows-7-Review-Seven-Reasons-Windows-7-Could-be-a-Success-Failure.html

]]> By: Windows 7 Is Here: What You Need to Know Now http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227803 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:19:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227803 [...] As Windows 7 Rolls Out, 4 Things to Expect [...]

]]> By: A Patent Nightmares are Made Of: OS X With Ads http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227802 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:07:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227802 [...] has commented Halloween has come early this year, and I’m not talking about today’s release of Windows 7. Engadget reports (and I find it difficult to share this with you, dear readers, because I know it [...]

]]> By: Lipka http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227801 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227801 Ok, my adventure with Windows 7 (final release) has been disastrous! Atleast over 10 crashes and BSODs since I have been running it on 12th Oct (got myself the Ultimate signatured edition). Windows 7 RC on the otherhand was awesome! I can only recall 1 BSOD in 4 months of use. I really hope Microsoft and also my hardware manufacturers will release fixes as obviously something went wrong between the RC and final release. Atleast from my point of view and experience.

Note, I have not changed my hardware (and used the latest drivers, and standard drivers through Windows update as part of troubleshooting).

I will still stick with Windows 7 as it is getting there, having used Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 95, 3.1, DOS 6.2, DOS 6, DOS 5 on my PC in the past. And for the record, I think Vista was better than XP, just that you had to have a powerful system, which I fortunately did and do.

]]> By: Sebastian Rupley http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227800 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:46:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227800 @Dan–yes consumers may show a lot of demand for Windows 7, and some of them have already demonstrated that through pre-orders. Microsoft does need business users to buy into the new OS, though. Windows, across all incarnations, is still on about 90 percent of business desktops. MS has its eye on that, for sure.

@Jkrise — While Windows 7 shares core code and things like security updates with Vista, it’s very different in many ways in terms of its footprint, structure, added capabilities, and more. Part of Vista’s problem was that it had so many incompatibilities and other problems out of the gate–which became a PR problem in a way. MS sought to not have the same kinds of problems by releasing Windows 7 to a much larger audience in the beta stage–a kind of more improved openness than what we’ve seen from the company before. The fixes to Vista, and that testing from so many users, will reduce the HW incompatibilities, compared to Vista upon release.

]]> By: Jkrise http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227799 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:27:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227799 Seeing as the driver model hasn’t changed from Vista (which was a change from XP) I wonder how Windows 7 is going to reduce the hardware incompatibilities. Does it mean MS has gone back to the XP driver model, or will they allow unsigned drivers?

Should be interesting in corporates…

]]> By: Danstl http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227798 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:09:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227798 I was never aware of all the issues with vista, having moved well over 400 machines in our environment over 3 years ago we only had 2 printers that just would not work on vista, and they were 10 years old (time for some new hardware)…

Win7 is great, IMO the best OS Microsoft has released. Many companies IMO have missed out on the great things windows vista can and still does do. Hardware agnostic imaging for one :) The amount of money some places are spending on imaging / maintaining their older equipment could easily be used to upgrade their hardware. Really there is no place for 10 year old machines anywhere… repair costs are to high, and their reliability is questionable.

Fifth thing to expect is a HUGE demand for win7 by consumers… Amazon has already confirmed this with pre-orders for 7 overtaking the TOTAL number of vista copies sold in 3 years… This is a big deal, even though many consider vista a flop there are still millions of vista users out there, and I am sure amazon sold quite a few copies in 3 years! Now looking at the bigger picture, with HP/BestBuy offering package deals (Desktop, laptop, netbook) for under 1200$ all with win7, we will see others follow… In the end I look forward to a great launch, and some impressive sales numbers to follow, for acer, hp, lenovo and the likes…

-Dan

]]> By: Sebastian Rupley http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227797 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:31:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227797 @Tokwear–I’ve been using Windows 7, and I suspect you won’t run into hardware incompatibilities, although there are reports that some users are having trouble syncing various cell phones with it.

Best,
Sebastian

]]> By: Tokwear http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/#comment-227796 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:49:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=76029#comment-227796 As a Vista user and switch back to XP before, i don’t expect too much tech savy inside it but rather the incompatible issue will blow up my head.

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