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7 reasons why Windows 7 will not wreck Ubuntu
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| # Ubuntu has an entrepreneur at the helm. Microsoft beat IBM because it had
| Bill Gates up against a bunch of suits. Now Microsoft is a bunch of suits and
| Ubuntu has Mark Shuttleworth.
| # Ubuntu has more server compatibility. Linux continues to beat Windows on
| the server, and servers (in the form of clouds) are becoming dominant over
| clients.
| # Ubuntu’s friends will not desert it. HP and Dell have gotten a taste of
| freedom from Microsoft tyranny. They won’t give that up easily. They will
| continue seeking product line niches where Ubuntu can succeed.
| # The Netbook will continue to evolve. The “no moving parts” PC is still at
| Version 1.0. There is a niche for a cheap, profitable “online machine” that
| can be used in Airports, hotel rooms and sandy deserts.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3287
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Windows 7 Unmasked
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| But after the stage props came down, and after the projectors finally went
| cold, attendees were left with a pre-beta copy of something that looked less
| like a new OS than the repackaging of an old one. At least that was my
| impression after I started exploring the Windows 7 M3 (Milestone 3) bits that
| came on my shiny new 160GB Western Digital USB hard disk (one of the better
| tchotchkes I've received at a conference). As I reported on my Enterprise
| Desktop blog, the more I dug into Windows 7, the more I saw an OS that looked
| and felt like a slightly tweaked version of Windows Vista.
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| [...]
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| Just what was so new about Microsoft's next Windows, apart from a rejuggled
| UI? Windows 7 appeared to suck memory like Vista, to consume CPU like Vista,
| and to have the same consumer focus. How would this product be received by
| enterprise customers, the vast majority of whom had soundly rejected its
| predecessor? After all, if Vista wasn't good enough for big business, then
| surely a Vista-derived encore would meet with a similarly chilly reception.
|
| [...]
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| Otherwise, Windows 7 operates much like Vista. There are subtle visual tweaks
| here and there, but nothing on the level of the dramatic XP-to-Vista
| transition. Ironically, Vista users may be more annoyed by the UI changes
| than users coming from XP. Because the Windows 7 and Vista Aero experiences
| are so similar, seasoned users of Vista will be more likely to look in the
| wrong places for common functions. By contrast, XP users won't be burdened
| with now-outdated Aero navigation skills.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/153624/windows_7_preview.html?tk=rss_news
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