Windows 7: A desktop user's take

jmke · 31st August 2009, 09:57

Does Windows 7 really live up to the hype? Is it a worthwhile upgrade over Vista and XP for desktop users and enthusiasts? We took the final release of Microsoft's next operating system for a prolonged spin in order to find out.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/17466

31st August 2009, 10:38

The taskbar menu is one of the menus that feels like it was designed by an engineer and not a monkey.

jmke · 31st August 2009, 10:46

the problem is most of the time situated higher up, where the analysis is done, before it reaches the implementation stage; throw in a few product managers and you get a recipe for troubles and unnecessary long development stages; it's never one man/team who's responsible for implementing a feature;

once in a while the monkeys line up correctly with the engineers and a feature is implemented the way the customer requested it, it does happen

31st August 2009, 13:59

Fire the monkeys and let the engineers do everything?

jmke · 31st August 2009, 14:01

then you end up with great products that nobody will ever know about because of lack of PR

31st August 2009, 09:57	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	Windows 7: A desktop user's take Does Windows 7 really live up to the hype? Is it a worthwhile upgrade over Vista and XP for desktop users and enthusiasts? We took the final release of Microsoft's next operating system for a prolonged spin in order to find out. http://techreport.com/articles.x/17466 __________________

31st August 2009, 10:46	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	the problem is most of the time situated higher up, where the analysis is done, before it reaches the implementation stage; throw in a few product managers and you get a recipe for troubles and unnecessary long development stages; it's never one man/team who's responsible for implementing a feature; once in a while the monkeys line up correctly with the engineers and a feature is implemented the way the customer requested it, it does happen __________________

31st August 2009, 14:01	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	then you end up with great products that nobody will ever know about because of lack of PR __________________

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31st August 2009, 10:38	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	The taskbar menu is one of the menus that feels like it was designed by an engineer and not a monkey.

31st August 2009, 13:59	#4
Rutar Posts: n/a	Fire the monkeys and let the engineers do everything?