I had the opportunity to use Windows 7 for a little while.
It's pretty nice. Its interface is very clean, and a bit minimalist, while still being aesthetically pleasing. The way it manages minimized programs is fantastic, and similar to how it works in a Mac. If you're running multiple instances of the same program (multiple word documents, browser windows, etc.), each program is reduced to a single icon in the taskbar. When you hover your mouse over the icon, it shows you a thumbnail preview of each individual window, giving you the option to maximize one of them, close them, or display each of them in a layered or side-by-side view.
Also, it's incredibly fast, even on older computers.
I can't upgrade. I have a laptop and the hardware is designed to only work with Vista - and they didn't make it so that Windows 7 would be compatible with my system. It really sucks. Vista needs to die in a fire.
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West
Why is that illegal? If you own the computer can't you do whatever you want with it? Besides look at kiddy porn n' the like. Or commit cyber crimes with it.
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West
I know a couple of people would boot OSX off their HP laptops. If you're the type of person who downloads movies and music without a second thought then you're fine. If you want to assuage your guilt you could always go buy OSX and then do it but I doubt that satisfies the legal spiderweb.
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I had the opportunity to use Windows 7 for a little while.
It's pretty nice. Its interface is very clean, and a bit minimalist, while still being aesthetically pleasing. The way it manages minimized programs is fantastic, and similar to how it works in a Mac. If you're running multiple instances of the same program (multiple word documents, browser windows, etc.), each program is reduced to a single icon in the taskbar. When you hover your mouse over the icon, it shows you a thumbnail preview of each individual window, giving you the option to maximize one of them, close them, or display each of them in a layered or side-by-side view.
Also, it's incredibly fast, even on older computers.
Basically, a federal court in San Francisco ruled that this company (Psystar), ruled that Apple's end user license agreements are valid contracts, and therefore enforceable. Those license agreements, among other things, prohibit users from installing the software on unauthorized hardware, and that Psystar violated that agreement by installing them on off-the-shelf computers.