Windows 7. That's all i can say. Ever since i heard about this about a year ago, I've been curious to find out what it would be like. And now, i have. Thanks to microsoft releasing a Beta version last week, i decided it was time i went and got a copy for myself so i can get a first hand look at what its all about. Originally limited to 2.5 million downloads by Microsoft, i tried to be one of the first to get it by staying on the Microsoft site on the release date. I got bored and gave up, but i was lucky, and somewhat pleased when i found out the limit had been removed, due to the amount of downloads and people wanting to try it.
Honestly, i find this very cunning on Microsofts part. As far as i know, this is the first time Microsoft has released a Beta version of Windows to the general public. But i see what's going on here. Oh yeah. Windows Vista, terrible. I'm sure they recieved many many complaints about Vista. And why not? The OS did suck (poor english, sorry). In some circles, people are even comparing Vista and 7 to the Me and 2000/XP. Why? Windows Me was a huge flop. I bet half of you never even heard of it, right? I almost got it but i stuck with 98 (back in the day). Some say, Me was a test. Wherever Me failed, Microsoft would make a not and fix it. I reckon thats the reason XP is still going strong. In the same sense, i have heard of Vista being referred to as another "test". It was to prepare for Windows 7, but this brings me to my next point.
Lets take Linux for example. There's so many free distros out there and the plus side is that the support for them is excellent. Maybe they do lack in terms of hardware support, but Ubuntu has built a community to aid anyone having problems with the system. Join a tech support chatroom, or post a topic in the forums stating your issue, and someone will reply with a solution (not always the case but i have always fixed my system this way). There are also Beta versions of Linux, and these help with the final product. Any glitches are reported by the users, and the developers make sure they are ironed out and fixed by the time the final version is released. Do you see the plot coming together now?
Release a free Beta, let the people try it, they can complain (because its a beta), make note of their issues, fix them, release the final retail version and it should do fine with most of the problems fixed, right?
Smart!
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