Well i finally broke down and installed Windows 7 Pro on a computer at home.
And I was told that Office 2007 really is meant for 7, so I popped that on too.
Final Answer?
“Oooo! It’s Shiny!” Meh… but seriously, what isn’t now-a-days?
It’s an OS with minimal new functionality, slightly harder to navigate, requiring more resources and not compatible with a lot of older hardware?
So? So – you have to buy new hardware just to run it properly!
Lame. But that’s not new – each new Windows OS has always “encouraged” you to run it on new hardware … with more RAM … and a better video card … and a bigger hard-drive. And the game goes on.
Well I pounded this poor thing to death (had the processor maxed out for like 20+ hours – it’s older hardware) and it’s still ticking. 7 (and this box) seem to be putting up with the abuse and multitasking as best it can.
Office 2007 was as unappealing as I heard. Completely re-organized interface with round-n-shiny stuff-n-stuff that really just makes older users complain. Again, I didn’t see any new functionality AND the files I save are in a format that older office’s can’t see until I install the compatibility pack.
Well, at least it can still game … if I have new hardware … which I might eventually.
I think I’ll join the Linux monkeys and leave 7 to my wife’s computer. I’m still not thrilled with the weekly patch-n-bounce mentality. Give it to me lean-n-clean.
Apple! Microsoft! Listen closely: The Operating System is NOT THE APP!
We want an OS that’ll SHUT UP, work fast, stay out-the-way and doesn’t need to be patch all the time. I want to run programs – not OS features.
Time for Operating Systems to get on the “Biggest Loser” reality TV show. Interface bloat FAIL.
Anyway, thanks Linux for not totally sucking.
/my hero