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| Thread ID: 102329 | 2009-08-15 20:15:00 | The Last Version Of Windows? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 801428 | 2009-08-15 20:15:00 | Prognostication time: I feel that Windows 7 will be the last Windows OS as we now know it . I know they are working on Windows 8, but somehow I believe that with Server-OSs and things like Clouds and Google OS will be the death knell to harddrive installations and CDs with OSs on them . Maybe even ISP OSs are in the future . Thoughts? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 801429 | 2009-08-15 20:39:00 | Not with the state of NZs broadband...... | pctek (84) | ||
| 801430 | 2009-08-15 20:44:00 | SJ, I am on the same wavelength as you on this matter, but M$ knows how to squeeze lots of $$$ out of people so they will undoubtedly try to create some sort of marketing hype or heavy monopolistic way to get a new OS on PC's. Yesterday I downloaded several (free of course) Windows 7 desktop wallpapers. Changing WinXP to have a new desktop background is as far as I plan to go with changing my OS although I some day I would like to fiddle around with Linux. Some who have Vista like it but many others find it a resource hog and lacking drivers for their programs. The performance reviews I have read show no significant improvement over WinXP, for both Win7 and Vista. I see know reason at all to change from WinXP. If I was bored and curious and did not mind giving M$ more $$$ and if I had a new duo or quad core pc with at least 3 G of RAM, then I might want to try Vista or 7. Some of the features that V or 7 have can be put onto XP (if not exact then similar features) - such as improvement to Windows Explorer or fancy graphic interfaces. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 801431 | 2009-08-15 20:57:00 | Recently I heard on Radio NZ National that a high school (north of AKL, Albany I think) saved a huge amount of money by dumping Windows and using Linux on their PC's. The figure I believe was in excess of $100,000. It is possible that Linux will either eventually kill the M$ OS or at least significantly weaken it's monopoly. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 801432 | 2009-08-15 21:23:00 | Recently . . . It is possible that Linux will either eventually kill the M$ OS or at least significantly weaken it's monopoly . I seriously hope not! If everybody starts enjoying their computers, nothing will ever get done . ;) :banana |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 801433 | 2009-08-15 21:44:00 | I seriously hope not! If everybody starts enjoying their computers, nothing will ever get done. ;) :banana :lol: Good one! :thumbs: Yeah, I definitely want to have a go with Linux. After I get my wireless system :o working, I have a spare hd that is waiting for Linux. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 801434 | 2009-08-15 23:22:00 | Online applications are useful sometimes but I wouldn't use them all the time (or want to) This whole "cloud computing" is just a way to stop people pirating programs, so that instead of buying MS Office you have to pay a subscription online and the application never touches your hard drive, making it impossible to pirate. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 801435 | 2009-08-16 00:36:00 | Online applications are useful sometimes but I wouldn't use them all the time (or want to) This whole "cloud computing" is just a way to stop people pirating programs, so that instead of buying MS Office you have to pay a subscription online and the application never touches your hard drive, making it impossible to pirate. This will make Open source software even more appealing. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 801436 | 2009-08-17 01:24:00 | This whole "cloud computing" is just a way to stop people pirating programs, so that instead of buying MS Office you have to pay a subscription online and the application never touches your hard drive, making it impossible to pirate. The next version of Microsoft Office is going to be free online anyway :D You can still buy a retail version though. |
trinsic (6945) | ||
| 801437 | 2009-08-17 03:10:00 | I don't get it - all the hoopla about Office going for free when I use Open Office for free and have for a few years now . I'm not a power user and maybe it escapes me, but if OO can do what Office does - what's the problem? OO has been free as long as I can remember and I don't think I'll ever need or use W/Office ever again . Besides, OO should nicely integrate into Google OS anyway - right? |
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