Windows 7 opinions so far

[Scooby074]

..and Outlook has a much more complicated interface than OE...

Slightly different yes... but really not that much more complicated. It just looks intimidating because of all the options that arent needed for "Grandpa". 10 mins ant they should have it mastered

Click : New> (opens a new message by default when in mail) To>(select recipient) Type message >Then click Send.

Not that bad, just 3 clicks. About the same as OE.

 

[GPintheMitten]

I was looking to get the discussion focused on what the poster asked about and get the thread on track and away from the hijackers. He is not asking about Macs or Linux computers. He is asking about Microsoft Windows 7 being worth an upgrade from Vista.

I'm not harping. It is the essence of forums to stay on topic.

Did you have something to add to the discussion or were you just looking to harp?

When you talk about Macs or Linux computers...you are looking at what Microsoft was trying to emulate with Windows 7


So far the biggest problem I have found with Windows 7 is the omission of a mail client...elderly users that have been using Outlook Express for years are going to find it very difficult to adapt to a third party client like thunderbird or Eudora etc...and Outlook has a much more complicated interface than OE...

 

[aczlan]

Outlook Express is no longer part of Windows beginning with Windows7. A Google search for 'Outlook Express' shows it's still available, for free, on the Internet.

It has been replaced with Windows Live mail... Windows Live Mail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia IIRC you have to install it (antitrust avoidance perhaps?) but there is a free MS email client available for 7.


Aaron Z

 

[timswi]

It has been replaced with Windows Live mail... Windows Live Mail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia IIRC you have to install it (antitrust avoidance perhaps?) but there is a free MS email client available for 7.


Aaron Z

I use Windows Live...Not bad, not great...But, FREE!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I started loading apps on my new win7 box today, found most would not install. Also, my printer and scanner will not work on it. So, time for some more upgrades. Right now it's a really nice email machine.

I've used about every OS there is at one time or another, different unix's, different linux's, OS2, DOS, windows, and even other proprietary OS's. At home I need a machine the whole family can easily use, to play their games, get email, look at pictures and videos, and run other software that only comes windows.

 

[timswi]

I was looking to get the discussion focused on what the poster asked about and get the thread on track and away from the hijackers. He is not asking about Macs or Linux computers. He is asking about Microsoft Windows 7 being worth an upgrade from Vista.

I'm not harping. It is the essence of forums to stay on topic.

Any time that you wander into OS's this is what will happen. Apple, Linux, MS people are very defensive of their chosen brand...Just like starting a Chevy conversation...It will turn into a GM vs Ford vs Dodge within minutes...What can I say?

 

[BungeeII]

There are some very valid reasons why small businesses would not want to change from Windows to Linux but none of them have anything to do with capability..given said businesses are good candidates to make the change... ...Obviously businesses that have a lot invested in custom software would not make good candidates...

I have 1 word for you.

Intuit

You want a killer app that will send Linux to the next level? Give small-businesses an alternative to Quickbooks.

As it is now, Linux is NOT CAPABLE of supporting current versions of Quickbooks, neither is there a software package that competes. (Not a Linux limitation so much as Intuit doesn't provide Quickbooks for Linux, neither is there an environment that will support current versions.) Bottom line; Linux loses it's luster when you still have to license a MS box to keep Quickbooks running.

 

[aczlan]

I have 1 word for you.

Intuit

You want a killer app that will send Linux to the next level? Give small-businesses an alternative to Quickbooks.

As it is now, Linux is NOT CAPABLE of supporting current versions of Quickbooks, neither is there a software package that competes. (Not a Linux limitation so much as Intuit doesn't provide Quickbooks for Linux, neither is there an environment that will support current versions.) Bottom line; Linux loses it's luster when you still have to license a MS box to keep Quickbooks running.

How about GnuCash? It has replaced Quicken for me and my wife. I hear that it is more comparable to Quicken than Quickbooks, but it does great for us and it is cross platform compatible.

Aaron Z

 

[BungeeII]

How about GnuCash? It has replaced Quicken for me and my wife. I hear that it is more comparable to Quicken than Quickbooks, but it does great for us and it is cross platform compatible.

Aaron Z

No comparison whatsoever to Quickbooks for the small-business market.

 

[GPintheMitten]

This is hilarious. 69 posts and the original poster, bjr, has not posted back. He's probably laughing at the drama here.

 

[aczlan]

No comparison whatsoever to Quickbooks for the small-business market.

Ok, I haven't used Quickbooks but it does what we would need to do in Quicken pretty well.

Aaron Z

 

[/pine]

I have 1 word for you.

VMware

It seems silly to pay all those Microsoft licensing fees just to run third party software...

 

[riptides]

VMware

It seems silly to pay all those Microsoft licensing fees just to run third party software...

How does VMware make you avoid paying license fees on windows software?

 

[aczlan]

VMware

It seems silly to pay all those Microsoft licensing fees just to run third party software...

Um, AFAIK you still need to pay those fees to run Windows in a VM on a non-MS host.


Aaron Z

 

[MikePA]

VMware It seems silly to pay all those Microsoft licensing fees just to run third party software...

Wrong. VMWare doesn't allow you to legally run the Windows operating system, or any other licensed product from any vendor, for free.

 

[/pine]

The software does not have to be installed on every machine...under a Linux platform/network...there would only be one MSFT license required and any desktop could access the data/interface of the app

one license compared to how many?

 

[MikePA]

The software does not have to be installed on every machine...under a Linux platform/network...there would only be one MSFT license required and any desktop could access the data/interface of the app

one license compared to how many?

The same solution is available via Remote Desktop/Virtual Desktop, either via a client or a browser, in the Windows environment and it doesn't require VMWare.

 

[/pine]

The same solution is available via Remote Desktop/Virtual Desktop, either via a client or a browser, in the Windows environment and it doesn't require VMWare.

No...it requires MSFT licenses for every machine running it (Remote Desktop/Virtual Desktop)

I think you missed the point...again...

 

[MikePA]

No...it requires MSFT licenses for every machine running it (Remote Desktop/Virtual Desktop)

I think you missed the point...again...

No, it doesn't and no I didn't. We run it so my knowledge isn't academic. Try again.

 

[/pine]

No, it doesn't and no I didn't. We run it so my knowledge isn't academic. Try again.

Legally...it does and yes you did......er.. what knowledge?