Windows 7 versus Generic Linux Distro
“Remember, as the Softies themselves like to remind us, everything about Windows is fluid up until the time the product ships. (And that is one of the main reasons the Windows client team has decided not to talk publicly about Windows 7 — so that no one will be able to prove that they cut planned features from the product.)”
How many features will they cut? Will this version of Windows be more than just a security update with touch-screen support? Where is the innovation?
I just got a tech update from ZDNet with a screenshot for the new Windows 7 (Milestone 3, I believe). So here’s the screenshot:
And here’s the first screenshot of gedit I found and on Ubuntu, which is one of the ugliest distros. It’s not really new.
Wow, Microsoft. Congrats. Shipping in 2009 you say? At this rate gedit will probably have a time travel function by then -_-
Eww, looks to much like Vista/Office 2007 from the screen shots Ive seen. Those horrible ribbon menus! *gak*
Mind you, so long as I can default Explorer to details view its got to be better than Vista. (I have to change how many view templates!!??)
Never mind, I’m a happy linux camper now
I like it.
Seems like a basic Word. It looks better than openoffice crap.
There are several Windows 7 screenshots reflecting its progress. It makes me wonder how would Gnome look by Windows 7 release.
MS is working hard on improving Windows look and feel and user experience, will Gnome do the same? or stick old fashioned like that gedit screenshot? If so, I will run that new Wordpad on wine.
Looking at this version of Notepad, it struck me that MS should be careful with their features; because this version of Wordpad looks feature compatible with the functions from MS-Office people actually use!
If they keep this up, who would bother buying MS-O?
@user
“MS is working hard on improving Windows look and feel and user experience, will Gnome do the same?” O_o
If you mean running around the stick for 15 years “hard work”, get urself a copy of W1nDoze and enjoy))))))))))))))
And you kinda should learn how to use dat “update” button, you know, you probably sitting @ gnome 0.01 if you give such stupid comments.
That Gedit screenshots if far better than MS wordpad.
Just look at it! The brown and orange colors (better than blue) and the big icons (taking too much of my screen).
Perfect!
You do realize that most distros come with OpenOffice.org, which is actually very nice compared to Microsoft Office? You’re basically comparing Word to Notepad with this picture. Very dishonest and shameful of you if you do, indeed, have any Linux experience whatsoever.