Windows 7 takes a final leak

todd_h86 (Cornerstone member):

I'm glad Microsoft is taking their time, even though 7 seems to be quite stable and indeed ready for general consumption (It was back in build 7000) so hopefully we will have no missing drivers al a vista from very mainstream companys (I'm looking at you CREATIVE!)

Halcon (Advanced member):

Ha! Microsoft is building momentum so the people will have some interest in buying it no matter how.
Microsoft is warned to sell it to a lowest price and better licence model for at least 5 computers, otherwise many will prefer to pirate it, steal it or not buying it.
I will make my mind too, if is not good enough I will keep using XP or using Linux.
Fedora 11 is a good example, I downloaded the DVD ISO, this OS is available in 32 and 64 bit, unlike Microsoft Windows, this software is absolutely free and can be installed and used in as many computers you like without restrictions.
I dare to say that Microsoft will not match this because is a greedy company, the worst villain in IT history!

TV Bis (User):

Quoting Halcon:
Fedora 11 is a good example, I downloaded the DVD ISO, this OS is available in 32 and 64 bit, unlike Microsoft Windows, this software is absolutely free and can be installed and used in as many computers you like without restrictions.

If this is the case then why aren’t the majority using it?


Quoting Halcon:
Microsoft is warned to sell it to a lowest price and better licence model for at least 5 computers, otherwise many will prefer to pirate it, steal it or not buying it.

Do you blame Microsoft for trying to get their investments returned? Pirating only makes it harder for everyone to have a win win situation.


Quoting Halcon:
I dare to say that Microsoft will not match this because is a greedy company, the the worst villain in IT history!

A little harsh I must say. Is Apple or Google any better?

Halcon (Advanced member):

Quoting TV Bis:
Do you blame Microsoft for trying to get their investments returned?


As a company does not deserve it, it abused too much of the user base, I have no pity towards Microsoft.

Quoting TV Bis:
Pirating only makes it harder for everyone to have a win win situation.


People with economic situation going despair will not care about it, Microsoft as a company does not understand this.

Quoting TV Bis:
A little harsh I must say. Is Apple or Google any better?


Microsoft does not deserve any respect, it lost my confidence in its products.
Apple, Adobe, Autodesk are the other companies that should be in the ranking of the most worst offenders too!

franko12345 (User):

Quoting TV Bis:
f this is the case then why aren’t the majority using it?


Because it does not come pre-installed on new general purpose computers.

Tin (Senior Forumologist):

Quoting franko12345:
Because it does not come pre-installed on new general purpose computers.


And in a catch 22 situation, the reason Linux rarely gets preinstalled is due to the low number of users...

McBanjo (User):

Quoting TV Bis:
A little harsh I must say. Is Apple or Google any better?

Erm yes, because they both actually make products worth buying. Microsoft simply builds good (not great) products, and then uses its market power to milk the market for all it's got. Match Snow Leopard, or (in our dreams) Linux pricing. Then I'll pay.

The Big Baboo (User):

Quoting Halcon:
Fedora 11 is a good example, I downloaded the DVD ISO, this OS is available in 32 and 64 bit, unlike Microsoft Windows.
Hi "Halcon" as a complete beginner who wants to get into Linux as you can see by my logo :) I was thinking of either trying Mepsis6 or the latest copy of Ubuntu. I've downloaded the ISO's for both of these two and I have them on a USB key.My problem tho' is I can't burn them to disc and I'm not too sure how one would actually go about booting from the USB key just to try them out.I've actually looked at some Linux forums and boy are they a rowdy lot :) Still I reckon I'll give it a try.

Halcon (Advanced member):

Give a try to the Fedora 11 either 32 or 64 bit, is very good distro.
I have tried the other distros as well but I din't like the OS behaviour.
Fedora has 3 GUI of these I like Gnome and KDE (This latter is similar in looks to Windows Vista/7, even Gnome has has of the features of it in the file manager)
If you go to: http://fedoraproject.org/
Try to read the release notes, this one is a very important document for beginners and expert users.
The 64 bit ISO has almost 4 GB in size and the 32 bit ISO has 3.43 GB respectively.
I use a Logitech Cordless Keyboard and Mouse combo, Fedora support Bluetooth from the beginning of the installation, this is not the same with Ubuntu.
I will damn Microsoft if it still wants to coercing the users to accept it ridiculous conditions, once the Windows 7 RC is about to expire, I will switch my allegiances to most suitable OS either XP or Fedora Linux, being this latter a good example of heroic achievement, probably not as Windows but this OS is good enough for everyday tasks, moreover is absolutely free!

The Big Baboo (User):

Quoting Halcon:
Give a try to the Fedora 11 either 32 or 64 bit, is very good distro.

Thanks "Halcon" I'll take a look at it.Though I suppose I'll have to ask my neighbour to burn the cd's for me :(

Halcon (Advanced member):

I use the Gnome GUI within Fedora 11, some of the behaviour is like Windows Vista/7.
There are some games that are very interesting as well, Mahjong is much better than the Windows 7 version.
Get either the 32 or 64 bit DVD ISO, download the Nero 9 burning ROM (trialware) to your computer this will do the job for you.
once installed use Nero express, click the "Images, Projects, Copy" Icon, click on Disk Image or Saved Project, the Open window appear, locate the "Fedora-11-i386-DVD.iso" or "Fedora-11-x86_64-DVD.iso" then click the Open button.
In the next window, you will see the name of your burner and how many copies you want to do, make sure to click the arrow button in the left side of the window, in the writing speed click and select 4X (5,540 KB/s) once selected click the Burn button, then you can have your ISO image burnt in a few minutes!
Once you install Fedora, you can have the opportunity to have a burning software within the OS called "Brassero".
You may wonder why Windows 7 does not have this kind of burning software equivalent in the OS, well, you may guess why!
Good luck, buddy!

The Big Baboo (User):

Quoting Halcon:
Get either the 32 or 64 bit DVD ISO, download the Nero 9 burning ROM (trialware) to your computer this will do the job for you.
once installed use Nero express, click the "Images, Projects, Copy" Icon, click on Disk Image or Saved Project, the Open window appear, locate the "Fedora-11-i386-DVD.iso" or "Fedora-11-x86_64-DVD.iso" then click the Open button.
Excuse please for the late reply to this post :(
Yeh Yeh I know how to do all this stuff "Halcon" But it seems my actual burner has gone on the fritz. Occasionally I'm just sitting here doing other stuff and the tray will slide out mysteriously and if I do try to burn something,it just spits the cd back out at me :(
I was actually looking at loading a Linux distro and then perhaps getting a whole bunch of new hardware and not bothering with re-activating Windows again. What do you think? Actually I'm still using
Nero 6SE.Would that make a difference or should I just go ahead with my plan :) TY for any response :)