7 graphics - much more than Vista with new paint, it would appear

I hope that Microsoft has learned from its "Vista Capable" marketing fiasco and that it will make it easier for the typical Windows user to know what he is buying this next time around.

It's nice to hear that the window manager will work faster and better but I assume that it will need more than integrated graphics to work properly... so this might mean little to the next generation 'average' user, and as far as I know, DX11 is really more like a DX10.5 and not as different as DX10 is to DX9.

The real reason to root for Windows 7 is still that it will (hopefully) be what Vista should have been in the first place: lean, optimized, and full of unique flavor.

^^^don't they have skins for that??

you do know that you can just click on the far right of the address bar so you can type stuff in, right?

Microsoft decides to add eye candy and it looks more like a mac? If you notice, it was based off windows media player 11 with aero glass as a choice. It was also a rumor before it came out. Which is kind of funny that it's sort of true. Also, I don't believe mac has any type of aero glass feature.

I find it remotely funny that some people write so much stuff about windows then they say, well it has too much aero glass for me as if it's embedded into the os and they can't just turn it off with a few clicks. Although, I agree if your saying that Microsoft should be a little more agressive with their design. Gates even said he did not copy osx at all and explains why. To be honest, I really do believe this to the fullest extent.

So early, so much speculation... I'm sure many things will change, for better/for worse.

I think the mod is telling us Windows 7 = Windows Vista

roflmao

This Mod ... here

And no, I'm not trying to tell anybody anything. People asked us for an early Windows 7 Forum, so they could discuss "news", rumors, etc. It's way premature, but wtf.

I often post articles I find elsewhere that relate to the/a topic, but that does not mean I agree with the writer (or even care, for what it's worth). I do this in many different forums here, just to stimulate some dialog. If you disagree (or have a temper tantrum, like some here are apt to do), then your argument is with the writer of the article, not me. I'm actually getting a bit tired of people taking issue with me posting links to articles - if they contain new information, then I will often post it, even if I disagree with the writer.

So take issue with the writer, not this Moderator!