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I think we learned this awhile ago.
Anyone that uses Vista and switched to the RC of 7 can tell you not much has changed. You can switch between the two and not have to spend more than 10 minutes learning the new UI.


Windows 7 is just a refinement of Vista. Microsoft fine tuned the code, and I think they did a bang up job. Windows 7 has pretty much become my default OS on my PC and netbook.
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Windows 7 is a refinement of Vista.  ye | 06/16/09
Shhh, Microsoft does NOT want any association between Vista and Windows 7  DonnieBoy | 06/16/09
Actualy it is  GuidingLight | 06/16/09
The modularized kernel is one of the key "featurers"...allowing 7 to run..  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Aero takes less than 40MB on Vista  directory | 06/17/09
He was running Firefox...  ahumeniy | 06/17/09
Lifehacker disagrees  daengbo | 06/17/09
Nope!  AzuMao | 06/18/09
Depends on how many extensions you have  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
So what?  AzuMao | 06/18/09
Drivers  Crestview | 06/25/09
Actually Guidinglight, it isn't "Conical"....  TonyOz | 06/17/09
Sales of Vista?  mdsock@... | 06/17/09
You forgot to include  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
Why...  evilkillerwhale@... | 06/20/09
The article doesn't say how many boxed vistas were sold.  AzuMao | 06/20/09
Ubuntu market share increase  slaskoske | 06/24/09
Donnie.. Donnie... Donnie...  Wolfie2K3 | 06/17/09
I have countless reports of Vista being great  Crestview | 06/25/09
maybe you got off lucky  jdyl | 07/06/09
baseless assumption  jdyl | 07/06/09
Looking Bad  Harry Bardal | 06/16/09
Microsoft's inability to rally developers and customers around Vista...  ye | 06/16/09
Don't agree  Michael Kelly | 06/16/09
Brain warp  frgough | 06/16/09
I don't believe they were delusional. I think they were blown...  ye | 06/16/09
Completely agree.  de-void | 06/16/09
"Win7 is BY FAR the best OS MS has EVER shipped"  nizuse | 06/16/09
Yeah  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
Blame HP  de-void | 06/17/09
My experience was totally different  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
The OEM build  jeremychappell | 06/17/09
I agree  de-void | 06/17/09
There's nothing kick-ass about Windoze...  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
OEM enterprise/workstation boxes are clean...  October16 | 06/25/09
I agree!  AzuMao | 06/25/09
Some overblown, some not  daengbo | 06/17/09
ever look at a mac?  billw1234 | 06/17/09
And your point is????  GetReal-mac.com | 06/20/09
So who originally came up with that style of GUI, then?  AzuMao | 06/20/09
Who originally came up with that style of GUI  wel51x | 06/20/09
If it's the same people who originally invented it that are  AzuMao | 06/21/09
GUI creator?  jmorgus@... | 06/25/09
Awesome Movie!!!!  i8thecat | 07/08/09
my point is ...  billw1234 | 06/27/09
Windows 7 UI not like a Mac's  jdyl | 07/06/09
I Agree 100%  i8thecat | 07/08/09
Actually Windows 7 is NOT a refinement of Vista  ChazzMatt | 06/17/09
So basically  AzuMao | 06/17/09
This isn't really correct.  mwagner@... | 06/22/09
If it was just a refinement of an OS that already has 2 service packs..  AzuMao | 06/17/09
u  Jimster480 | 06/18/09
Not really  Crestview | 06/25/09
I think we learned this awhile ago.  NStalnecker | 06/16/09
Nice writeup Adrian.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/16/09
Beyond Revolution  Rob Oakes | 06/16/09
So, the only thing that MS is left with is brand familiarity, application  DonnieBoy | 06/16/09
Revolution? GPGPU : DirectX 11 CS and Open CL  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Not Sure if It's a Big Deal  Rob Oakes | 06/16/09
Using M$ every time you mention Microsoft  soonerproud | 06/16/09
Because it represents ALL that they stand for  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
uh...I don't think he was talking to you.  bmonsterman | 06/24/09
The guy you just replied to wasn't talking to you, either, hypocrite :P  AzuMao | 06/24/09
Press  jeremychappell | 06/17/09
This is going to be MS' major thrust for Win8  de-void | 06/17/09
What race?  AzuMao | 06/17/09
There may not be much new, but, given the Vista fiasco, we will see MASSIVE  DonnieBoy | 06/16/09
Nothing new? Are you joking....read this....  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Sure, support for new media formats, but what else??  DonnieBoy | 06/16/09
Probably the 3 links to 3 different comments i just gave you in the..  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Yeah Dude... don't ask a windows user to copy and paste.  i8thecat | 07/08/09
You say "support for new media formats" like they are exclusive to Windows  AzuMao | 07/08/09
Bitlocker, Aero refined, and some keylogger with a pretty name...  HypnoToad72 | 06/16/09
Adrian, you didn't...  itpro_z | 06/16/09
Alternative desktop search: Copernic  nizuse | 06/16/09
Windows Search 4.0 for XP  soonerproud | 06/16/09
Honestly what do you expect?  JoeMama_z | 06/16/09
... but ti wouldn't have been true!  mwagner@... | 06/22/09
Out of scope from the article  ImRaptor | 06/25/09
You're right.  AzuMao | 06/25/09
RE: Honestly what do you expect?  sccaldwell | 06/25/09
Also,  AzuMao | 06/26/09
only  rtk | 06/26/09
And if not "upgrading" from Vista..  AzuMao | 06/26/09
Nope, XP as well.  rtk | 06/26/09
Good.  AzuMao | 06/26/09
Has anyone seen the Expose functionality in Windows 7?  NonZealot | 06/16/09
A few suggestions...  JoeMama_z | 06/16/09
If I remember correctly.  rtk | 06/16/09
Alt-Tab; hold the tab; use mouse to select  honeymonster | 06/16/09
Do you have a Logitech mouse?..  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Thanks guys, you were pretty close  NonZealot | 06/16/09
Shove your mouse into the upper right(orleft) corner of screen  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/16/09
I know, I've used it  NonZealot | 06/16/09
From a tehnical point of view, it does indeed rock..but i`ve had  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Yep. Same here. My 7-yr old Cowbook runs it fine. Doesn't break a sweat.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/16/09
End Users?  voyager529 | 06/16/09
What's new? How about these:  Qbt | 06/16/09
And to complete your list :  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
Excuse me. I can't get excited about that list.  nizuse | 06/16/09
Well, basically they mean it performs better.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
I've seen this before.  dprozzo | 06/17/09
you nailed it (nt)  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
It's all relative  Wintel BSOD | 06/18/09
Well if the only changes made..  AzuMao | 06/26/09
Thanks for the translation.  nizuse | 06/18/09
More  shellcodes_coder | 06/17/09
But one thing that really bugs me about Seven, is...  NeoGeneration | 06/16/09
I don't think they can do that  NStalnecker | 06/16/09
What really defines new?  jlhuge | 06/16/09
I predict a lock in with Visual Studio  Cheval | 06/16/09
Should be able to count on that  dfolk2 | 06/16/09
Lock in?  mckenzl | 06/17/09
Trying to justify an upgrade  custserv@... | 06/16/09
Living in the past  DirtyDingus | 06/17/09
Msr K. Ultee' 64 & 7 NOT out for so long forget it, temp....  VONDRASHEK@... | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  thecastlefordkid | 06/17/09
agreed  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
Do we really want "new?"  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  nothingness | 06/17/09
More meaningful ...  johnfenjackson@... | 06/17/09
Windows 7 is a refinement of Vista is a refinement of XP is a...  bran.murray | 06/17/09
A Fine Job!  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Ummm wrong...  DevStar | 06/17/09
The facts actually say otherwise.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
The market has spoken  InAction Man | 06/17/09
It sure has.  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
Except, it hasn't, and didn't  rtk | 06/17/09
Actually, it was only (and still is) only the M$ shills who speak using FUD  AzuMao | 06/18/09
Here is what I want in an OS --  llewyn@... | 06/17/09
For average consumers, it's not about new OS features  eMJayy | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  LeeC | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Johnny Brandie | 06/17/09
RE:What's new in 7?  step69 | 06/17/09
More mature 64bit computing?  wsmith@... | 06/17/09
Int that case  CobraA1 | 06/17/09
Not true.  jeremychappell | 06/17/09
good grief, scare mongerer  billw1234 | 06/17/09
Agreed  thecastlefordkid | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  kromkowski@... | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Kerry from BC | 06/17/09
Re. HomeGroup  Ginevra | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  step69 | 06/17/09
New compared to Vista?  mwagner@... | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  janeadct@... | 06/17/09
Missing some major points...  thenetavenger | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  rongervais | 06/17/09
The Vista BSoD Is Well Dead!  Johnny Brandie | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Sodbuster41 | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  rdhalsteatzd | 06/17/09
Windows 7 Micros new cash cow?  claymann39@... | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  DonBurnett | 06/17/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  DonBurnett | 06/17/09
new drivers  wfairley@... | 06/17/09
Better Performance by OS's "Nothing New"???  dumptux | 06/17/09
Amen. Can we be specific about performance?  martyh@... | 06/17/09
for those who don't know...  inertman@... | 06/17/09
IE is IE is IE...  AzuMao | 06/18/09
The Productivity Feature I want: Fewer Updates  thall@... | 06/18/09
But.. but.. that would require actually making it right to begin with!  AzuMao | 06/18/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Jimster480 | 06/18/09
HomeGroup / app virtualization / etc  gatewoodj@... | 06/18/09
Windows 7 is just Vista SP3  Heimdall222 | 06/18/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  EdTittel | 06/18/09
Vista With A Facelift  tayker | 06/19/09
There is an excuse  AzuMao | 06/19/09
Windows 7 = Vista SP3  marketmaven | 06/19/09
I don't actually want anything NEW, from Windows 7.  roystonlodge | 06/19/09
In other words...  roystonlodge | 06/19/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Williepr | 06/19/09
i like it  cwhull | 06/19/09
It's not a memory hog..  AzuMao | 06/20/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Gis Bun | 06/19/09
Does Windows 7 take care of Sync?  WriterOfCode | 06/21/09
What's new? More than you say.  slaskoske | 06/24/09
Perhaps you should stick to Linux or Mac  Crestview | 06/25/09
I have countless reports of Vista being great  Crestview | 06/25/09
Missing the point...  Thunderbuck | 06/25/09
If you are looking for extreme UI changes  Lerianis2 | 06/25/09
Are you sure about that?  AzuMao | 06/25/09
Don't expect anything new on desktop ...  Nikolayev | 06/26/09
I hope so to.  AzuMao | 06/26/09
Not much new?  manser@... | 07/06/09
RE: What really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!  Donnie Bill | 07/14/09
You are a hack.  Duke E. Love | 10/04/09

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