MS wants Windows 7 to die a quick death

Discussion in 'Frontpage news' started by teleguy, Sep 29, 2013.

  1. Clouseau

    Clouseau Ancient Guru

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    The unification of the APIs for phone and pc would explain why AMD is pushing Mantle.
     
  2. Yxskaft

    Yxskaft Maha Guru

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    If Microsoft doesn't want Windows 7 to become the next XP, then they should hurry up and let users have a built-in option to choose between the classic and modern UI

    Windows 7 may be supported for many years still, but it has already gotten shafted in terms of not getting DirectX 11.1/11.2
     
  3. The Goose

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    if win 8 offered a huge improvement over win7 and it was cheaper or i could trade up then i`d think about it
     
  4. HeavyHemi

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    Probably not since Mantle only runs on AMD GPU's. Think PhysX for an allegory.
     

  5. Extraordinary

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    I think that is plenty for 7, its already a solid OS, and if it's going to continue to be improved until 2015, I'd say critical patches until 2020 is fine

    I know I won't be using 7 anywhere close to 2015 onwards, I don't even have it installed on any machines any more (Which is the opposite of what I was saying when 8 RTM'd)
     
  6. deltatux

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    That is indeed for Windows 7.

    deltatux
     
  7. Undying

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    I don't plan to stop using W7 for quite a while. I'm used to it and i love it...

    Why change something that works so great.
     
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    "and the weak shall perish" :) :wanker:

    that goes to windows 7 :puke2:

    windows 8.1 FTW!!!!!! :banana:
     
  9. ---TK---

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    windows 7 user here for the time being
     
  10. RavenMaster

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    I'll see what Windows 9 has to offer before I switch from Windows 7. Windows 8 is just godawful ugly and has an unnecessary Metro screen which I have to constantly skip back and forth to from Desktop mode.

    Get your Phone OS out of my desktop Microshaft! >.<
     

  11. Icanium

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    windows 7 here. I'll wait for the guru's to start praising an OS before I consider making a change.
     
  12. PhazeDelta1

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    Maybe you should go read through the Windows 8 and 8.1 threads. There are a lot of us who are happy with it.
     
  13. Speed Weed

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    Still have a couple of those W8 'upgrade' discs lying unopened in a drawer somewhere.
    Just like Windows 7 too much to consider making any sort of move just yet.
    Anyway, I use a live Linux cd for online banking purposes, and have long lost my sense of 'adventure' by leaving dodgy websites alone.
     
  14. Icanium

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    I should have said worth upgrading instead of praising.
     
  15. deltatux

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    It is worth upgrading, it's just the dissenters are a lot louder than those who are perfectly fine with it. I've been perfectly fine with Windows 8 after a month of actually using it. At first I had issues with it but then I just adapted, just like every other OS I've used be it Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Android, iOS, Symbian, BB OS, BB10 or what not.

    deltatux
     

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    Long as most game developers make games for windows I will just use the latest bs version only to play games. For everything else I do I use Debian so Microsoft can kiss my ass.
     
  17. Year

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    I don't mind the people that are happy with W8, but why should i have to pay a 140$ for an operating system i don't need or want, just because M$ wants money? Trying to force people to upgrade is ridiculous. W7 is perfectly applicable for everything i do, and honestly i have no use for a "touch" based interface. Sure it has the regular desktop but my point is it provides me nothing of interest W7 can't offer.
     
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    Over my dead hardware !!! I will not give up Win 7 easy, I promise you MS !!!
    :vader:
     
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    Haha that'd be a first. Too late M$, Win7 already is the next XP.....
     

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