Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Nov 2009 23:59 UTC
Windows Windows 7 has been out and about for little over a week now, and as it turns out, Microsoft's new baby is doing relatively well. That is, according to the figures by NetApplications: Windows 7 already reached the 3% mark this weekend, and is already closing in on the 4% mark.
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It would be ...
by Gone fishing on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 03:25 UTC
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2006-02-22

Windows 7 has to do well if it isn't bad.

If you need Windows, XP is old, fundamentally insecure, on not really fit for purpose. Vista is vile beyond belief so obviously you will be needing Windows 7.

RE: It would be ...
by lemur2 on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 03:30 in reply to "It would be ..."
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2007-02-17

If you need Windows, XP is old, fundamentally insecure, on not really fit for purpose.


Depends on your hardware. XP is far more fit for purpose on some existing hardware than Windows 7 is.

Vista is vile beyond belief


True.

so obviously you will be needing Windows 7.


Non sequitur. Doesn't follow.

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RE[2]: It would be ...
by TObYv on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 03:45 in reply to "RE: It would be ..."
TObYv Member since:
2008-08-25

so obviously you will be needing Windows 7.


Non sequitur. Doesn't follow.


If you need to run XP apps on a modern operating system, what else is there?

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