Windows 7 Day!
22-Oct, 2009
The web is abuzz with so much Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows 7 news that I almost assumed Jesus Christ himself wrote the code. I’m not bashing it…I’ve been running the RC on my MacBook via Boot Camp for many weeks and it’s WAY better than Vista. I really don’t think XP users need to upgrade until their computer craps out.
What I did find amusing amid the plethora of articles is a few passages in a CNET news article (via CNN) by Ina Fried:
Microsoft also had harsh messages for the PC companies. The vast amounts of preinstalled software that they were shipping on consumer machines, so-called “crapware” were slowing down systems and hurting the PC’s image.
No shit.
The computer makers and Microsoft began looking at each piece of software, whether it came from the PC manufacturers or a third party, and measuring its impact on the system. Those that were bogging things down were told to fix their software or else got pulled from new PCs.
Brilliant idea. Phil Osako, director of product marketing for Toshiba’s PC unit, said:
I think there was a recognition by PC (makers) and Microsoft that, for the best experience, the software and the hardware really need to work hand and hand.
Thank you, Captain Obvious. You’re just recognizing this now? Hmm…good integration between hardware and software. Where have we heard that before?
