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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    01:25 AM

    In reply to Microsoft Disowns Manager For Suggesting That A Mac OS Inspired Windows 7
    Didn't see that one coming. *faux shock* #windows7mac
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/11/09

    In reply to Microsoft Disowns Manager For Suggesting That A Mac OS Inspired Windows 7
    Who was that guy? 7 is nothing like X and everything else he said was stupid. I'd rather post about Star Trek vs. Star Wars than this. #windows7mac
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09

    In reply to Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP
    Luckily its not related to the hardware architecture so I'm sure next quarters patch updates will include programing to improve on processor efficiency. #netbooks
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    11/11/09

    In reply to Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP
    I get the same battery life as I did in XP on my Macbook Pro. I can get a little over 2 hours max with wifi off, screen almost off, and doing basic tasks. #netbooks
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09

    In reply to Microsoft Manager Admits Mac Influence Amidst Other Nonsense
    I don't see the problem of emulating Mac OS graphics. 7 still runs great for a fraction of the cost, and now with a similar eye candy shell.
    mmmm... taste the savings. #windows7mac
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    11/11/09

    @Michai: fraction of the cost of what? #windows7mac
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09

    @imTheKing: Let me proverbially 'spell' this reasonably simple situation out for you. A Windows 7 based system, that is a computer running the new Microsoft Windows operating system (or OS), is much more affordable to purchase (using certified tender or a trade of tangible value) than its respective Apple counterpart running the Snow Leopard OS. Furthermore, I do not see any problem with Microsoft visual designers incorporating Apple's eye friendly graphics into Microsoft's graphic user interface (or GUI) as most products in todays markets are an eclectic mix of competing companies previous ideas.

    In the future if you find you are having trouble with tech speak, jargon or acronyms please feel free to visit the following site: [www.netlingo.com]

    Otherwise to keep from looking foolish in front of the tech savvy community here at Giz I would humbly suggest not posting and simply enjoying the content. Lastly, this is a rhetorical adresment and any attempt to 'out-wit', 'grammatically correct', 'rebuttal', or 'debate' will result in your own further embarrassment.

    -I'm not a bot Michai #windows7mac
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/11/09

    In reply to Microsoft Manager Admits Mac Influence Amidst Other Nonsense
    "Aldous is not a designer or developer"

    duh! he's a pagemaker, as everyone knows. #windows7mac
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to Microsoft Manager Admits Mac Influence Amidst Other Nonsense
    I'm curious to know what exactly makes the core Vista tech more stable. #windows7mac
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/11/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Meh.... Vista's fine now. A year ago, I'd totally agree with this statement, but I run a Vista machine I picked up early this summer and no problems whatsoever. Just turn off UAC and keep it updated and it's a prettier version of XP. #windows7mac
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    Image of Thee Sea Thee Sea
    11/11/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Oh god, you're a moron.

    NEVER turn UAC off unless you're doing so for compatibility reasons. UAC is a good thing and turning it off makes your OS about as secure as XP (see: not at all)

    And it was stable a year ago. The only thing that lead to instability in Vista were graphics cards and other poor driver sources. the NT6 kernel is INCREDIBLY stable. #windows7mac
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    Image of Kerensky97 Kerensky97
    11/11/09

    @Thee Sea: Before you start pointing fingers at who's a moron...

    UAC is good at keeping the computer illiterate from getting themselves into trouble. If you know what you're doing you're fine with it on a very low setting or out of the way completely.

    My UAC has been off since day one and AV+Firewall+Common Sense has kept me out of harms way for years now.

    [blogs.zdnet.com]

    [lifehacker.com] #windows7mac
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    11/11/09

    @Thee Sea: UAC does nothing for security. Read recent threads about 8 of 10 viruses/trojans making it past UAC no problem (including Windows 7). UAC is not an effective security measure.

    I believe Lifehacker had an article on this just today.

    Yeap, here it is. [lifehacker.com]

    Middle of the page. So let's not call people morons unless you know what you're talking about. That's just uncalled for. #windows7mac
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    11/11/09

    @Kerensky97:
    You mean like how UAC completely mitigated conficker? Or how it mitigates drive-by driver installs that were embedded in flash applets that change enough that only heuristic scanners pick it up? Those same scanners that have a high false-positive rate? Those same applets that were on completely innocuous sites because they were embedded into a series of bad ads?

    Common sense is not a good idea. UAC is more than just a prompt, it is an entire compatibility system, a security system and provides far more protection than you think. Not only that, but the article you linked? Yeah, the source actually didn't post any of their testing metric. #windows7mac
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    11/11/09

    @eatamez2: See my next post:

    "Not only that, but the article you linked? Yeah, the source actually didn't post any of their testing metric."

    It does not say the extent that the malware functioned, did it execute and do its thing in a virtualised environment? What was the functionality of each piece of software?

    I never said that UAC replaces other methods, but turning it off is EXTREME foolishness. #windows7mac
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    11/11/09

    @Thee Sea: How is it foolish? I have 3 PC's at my job that run vista, 2 on Windows 7, 3 PC's at home with Vista, and all have had UAC turned off since day one, with ZERO issues, and zero viruses (that weren't caught before they effected anything). Naturally I'm running other AV's and smarter than a majority of the click-happy world, but to say it is EXTREMELY foolish is just nonsense.

    UAC is not a DEPENDABLE security feature. #windows7mac
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    11/11/09

    @eatamez2: It is VERY dependable if you know what the hell it's supposed to do. It is not "magically make my computer never get a virus again"

    And yes, it IS extremely foolish. Just because you have anecdotal evidence doesn't mean you're right. And when a drive-by is one of the most common virus distribution methods (and one that doesn't even require clicking and can be on otherwise safe sites), you don't have to be a "click-happy) user.

    And when I say normally safe, I do mean safe. Wikia had a string of drive-by ads on their sites for a while. So did Wowhead.com and a few other gaming sites that rely on something other than internal ad placement. #windows7mac
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    Image of Thangka Thangka
    11/11/09

    In reply to Microsoft Manager Admits Mac Influence Amidst Other Nonsense
    When Windows 95 came out everybody dogged it for ripping off Mac. #windows7mac
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    I wouldn't say Windows 7 is doomed to be forgotten because it's adoption rate is so low at this point. You have to remember to take into consideration the difference between Mac and PC users.

    Mac users tend to be more technologically savvy consumers who will go out of their way to upgrade, whereas many Windows users are just run of the mill folk that really don't give two shits about what OS they're on. They upgrade when they buy a new computer. As time goes on we'll see the numbers grow as people buy new machines with 7 preinstalled.

    As far as Windows XP though, that will probably continue to be high with all the netbooks out there. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I think the language is ambiguous, but I think he's saying that Vista is the one that's doomed to be forgotten. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Sunfire-: Ah. Well thanks all of you for pointing out my failure of comprehension. Haha. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Benguin: Haha, in your defense, there are a ridiculous amount of commas in that sentence. #osmarketshare
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    Image of MANCREEP MANCREEP
    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I disagree. I think the heading of the article was spot on: REALITY CHECK. These Apple Fanboys have been bouncing off the walls about how they have 30%+ of the OS market share and how windows is going downhill. Well, knock knock? Who's there? 92%. 92% who? Well, allow me to reintroduce myslef---my name is HOV, nigga*, H-to-the-O-V. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Aphex Ninja Aphex Ninja
    11/06/09

    @Benguin: I whole heartedly agree. Coming from working for apple tech support I can tell you that most mac users are up to date on their systems and know what's coming out and when it's coming out.

    Microsoft as a whole is much much larger than apple, and thus the sheer amount of computers to compare could be completely throwing off the comparison. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @MANCREEP: I don't think I've ever heard anybody ever claim that OS X had anything even close to 30%. I'm glad you're so proud of your OS's market share though.

    @Bs Baldwin: But what percentage of Windows users are coders and programmers? Definitely not the majority. I never said all Mac users or all Windows users, but by and large in my experience it's the Mac users who have been more aware of the state of tech. #osmarketshare
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    11/10/09

    @Benguin: not so much proud, as "down to earth" would be a much better description. and if you havent hear that claim, then you prolly havent hung around some serious Apple freaks. unfortunately, i suffer thru it all day. lol. #osmarketshare
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Poor Millenium Edition... #osmarketshare
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    Image of Paul Anderson Paul Anderson
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Where is the Linux share? #osmarketshare
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/06/09

    @Paul Anderson: Well there's 2.21% not accounted for. I'm guessing it's in there. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    Yesterday I spent quite a few hours in Windows 7 testing all of my apps, custom-built programs, and other things. It was nice, and surprisingly fast. It "feels" faster than Snow Leopard, which is quite surprising to me. Though, I did have a few problems in Win 7; especially with connecting my Apple wireless keyboard, and having my display settings saved after a shut-down.

    I'm no fanboy either way, but seeing the worldwide market share is interesting.
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    Image of Ryanrule Ryanrule
    11/06/09

    @Identity (reclamation): If you want to use an apple bluetooth keyboard, you need the driver from the bootcamp cd.

    Apple does not distribute this driver, because in their eyes, FUCK YOU! #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Ryanrule: Oh believe me, if it was only a driver thing, that would have been simple. Getting the driver was the easy bit. Insert Bootcamp dvd and ... Boom! #osmarketshare
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    11/07/09

    @Identity (reclamation): Well I use that keyboard on my windows 7 box. Had to get it off a torrent. #osmarketshare
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    I honestly don't think the XP usage value is going to change much. Companies already bought their volume licenses for XP, and I don't think they'd want to shell out cash for a flashier OS.

    Honestly, Vista and Windows 7 aren't really necessary in the business environment. They look and feel great, but they offer almost nothing "functional" as far as business is concerned. #osmarketshare
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    Image of bradydoll001 bradydoll001
    11/06/09

    @Xagest: You are completely wrong about that. Windows Vista and 7 have much greater security and more importantly they have a greater ability for management. Using Group Policy you are able to lock down and control Windows Vista and 7 machines to a much greater level than you could with XP. There may not be anything specific to end users, but for IT they are significantly easier to manage.
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    Xagest promoted this comment bradydoll001 was starred bradydoll001 was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @bradydoll001: I guess it depends on the work environment. In many companies, each employee owns 1 workstation (usually a laptop), so stuff like user groups isn't all that useful (only 1 user). Because XP is being pushed to netbooks and such, security patches are still strong.

    Ah well, we'll see how it pans out. #osmarketshare
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    Image of rDub rDub
    11/06/09

    @Xagest: What industry are you in that uses all laptops? Some small start ups might sport that happy situation but most big companies are still rocking the old school desktops.

    I have 3 pcs (all running xp) a linux dev box and a mac pro under my poor crowded desk ... only place i use a lap top is in the lab

    but hey ... that's just me #osmarketshare
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    Xagest promoted this comment rDub was starred rDub was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @rDub: IBM. We all have Thinkpads with XP on it. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Xagest: and @SSgtTEX: Ahh well thats really good to know ... i happen to currently work with the military, thus my situation. It's been a while since i worked for a purely civilian company so this is all good news to me! I will gladly make the switch to a laptop when they let me! #osmarketshare
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    This chart lacks the truly important number: how many people are still running Amiga? #osmarketshare
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    Image of Limekiller Limekiller
    11/06/09

    In reply to Reality Check
    I'd love to switch, but AutoCAD has me locked to Windows. Considering how creative types love their Mac's, its surprising to me that AutoDESK is ignoring them. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @Limekiller: I know some people will shit on it. But turbocad is pretty damn good, they have been making it for at least 15 years and my most recent switcher client is loving it, and he does large scale blueprint drawings all day long. #osmarketshare
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment Eulatos was starred Eulatos was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @Eulatos: Eh. Turbocad doesn't have even close to the number of features of AutoCAD. its primary benefit is that it's cheap. If all you do is simple 2D stuff, it's OK. But beyond that you need something else. #osmarketshare
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    11/06/09

    @lostarchitect: Well that must be why they like it. We do all shop drawings and large scale commercial blue prints where everything is in 2d.

    Im not CAD master or anything so not really sure. Though it sure would be nice if Autodesk would make autocad for mac. #osmarketshare
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