Comments on: Why Microsoft Already Knows That Vista 7 Will Fail http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62259 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:24:05 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62259 They should get a standard filesystem working first. Our <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2009/04/11/vista-7-review/" rel="nofollow">review of it</a> suggests that there are data loss bugs in Vista 7. They should get a standard filesystem working first.

Our review of it suggests that there are data loss bugs in Vista 7.

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62257 David Gerard Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:14:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62257 Oh, good Lord. I just did a Google News search on Windows 8. Here's 7 getting the best press they've had in years - and even I, noted Microsoft disliker and target of astroturfers, think Windows 7 is actually a pretty good shot, very nice to use and wouldn't be a disaster on business desktops - and they're already throwing it over the side? The Register article is particularly hilarious. Windows 8 will have <a href="http://notnews.today.com/2008/09/16/windows-next_version-will-floor-all-comers/" rel="nofollow">$DATABASE_FILESYSTEM</a>! Oh, good Lord. I just did a Google News search on Windows 8. Here’s 7 getting the best press they’ve had in years – and even I, noted Microsoft disliker and target of astroturfers, think Windows 7 is actually a pretty good shot, very nice to use and wouldn’t be a disaster on business desktops – and they’re already throwing it over the side?

The Register article is particularly hilarious. Windows 8 will have $DATABASE_FILESYSTEM!

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62256 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:04:24 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62256 It might as well be added that Gavin Clarke and Mary Jo Foley now do a podcast together (about Microsoft, obviously). It might as well be added that Gavin Clarke and Mary Jo Foley now do a podcast together (about Microsoft, obviously).

]]> By: BW http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62255 BW Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:02:17 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62255 ZDNet and The Register ran Windows 8 articles yesterday based largely on job recruitment postings at MS, which themselves came off as thinly-veiled evangelism. These articles aren't very hard to find on Google... ZDNet and The Register ran Windows 8 articles yesterday based largely on job recruitment postings at MS, which themselves came off as thinly-veiled evangelism. These articles aren’t very hard to find on Google…

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62241 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:03:10 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62241 Why help the cause? Why help the cause?

]]> By: David Gerard http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/microsoft-already-knows-win7-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-62240 David Gerard Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:46:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9173#comment-62240 Links to promoting Windows 8? Links to promoting Windows 8?

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