It appears that people everywhere have a tendency to love or hate Microsoft, and the company has certainly had some harsh criticism over the years, most likely due to its widespread control of the personal computer operating system for such a long time. Before it became fashionable and then in turn rather sensible to install a Mac operating system, people used to voraciously complain about the various idiosyncrasies of Microsoft’s Windows systems. It seemed that once you just started to become used to a certain version, the Seattle-based company would unleash a new version on the world. If you were in the market for a new PC, you often didn’t have any choice if you had a particular preference for one version of Windows, as the newbie would be automatically “bundled in” at your local electronics store.
Microsoft didn’t do much to assuage its many critics when it first released its Vista version of the Windows operating system - supposedly better, from someone’s point of view, than the popular XP version. As soon as it hit the public, there were a multitude of problems due to unavailability of necessary drivers or a complicated upgrading process. Application providers were slow to release drivers to work with Vista and the new OS came with a variety of annoying features and processes that made many wish they had stuck with their XP.
In the end of October, Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system was released, and the initial verdict is that it’s far superior to Vista and definitely a step in the right direction. Some individuals have even gone so far as to compare it favorably with Mac’s latest OSX version, which is absolutely fantastic news for Microsoft.
Windows 7 is much more secure than XP, whose users are very much in the marketing crosshairs as they represent a significant number of people who flatly refused to upgrade to Vista. While Vista was toned down and made more user-friendly during its short life, the bad press it received never really went away.
Windows 7 is much more efficient, requiring only half of the memory needed by Vista and it is much quicker to load on startup, also drawing less battery power on your laptop. Those who did not upgrade to Vista from XP will notice significant differences and will take a little while to get used to them, but those who went through the initial pain on Vista will see a much less clunky interface and one which makes the user feel that he or she is far less constrained to tabbing, resizing, fumbling around and the general “1990s” feel of previous incarnations.
For example, features such as Aero Snape allow you to put two applications side-by-side and copy and paste easily, Aero Peek makes windows that you’re not focusing on temporarily transparent and Aero Shake allows you to “shake” a window, thereby closing all others. In short, there’s a much more instantaneous action feel about the whole platform.
In recognition of the fact that homes now have multiple computers and that they should be linked together easily, Windows 7 has a great new networking feature called HomeGroup, enabling you to set up and share any number of files very easily, including access to printers.
It is true to say that Microsoft will find it very difficult to come up with a “perfect” operating system, due to the unbelievable legacy of programs, peripherals and hardware manufacturers reliant on “uncle Microsoft” to function. Windows 7 may not be pain free, but it is a much better product out of the box than Vista ever was.
Adam Toren, Co-Founder of Young Entrepreneur, specializes in maximising the profitability of failing businesses with his own unique ‘bottom line’ method. Adam, along with his brother, have established, bought and then sold on an assortment of companies in recent years. At present, they own and operate a very successful publishing company and variety of online businesses.
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