Windows 7: Microsoft's Linux killer?

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gxsaurav

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chandru.in said:
Every netbook I read about comes with these and still perform very well on low RAM. Also these apps are different from AV which Nucleus was telling about. An AV runs always but these apps run only when user starts them.
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I agree that linux runs better then Vista on netbooks & Vista needs 1.5GB+ RAM to run nicely, but using this philosophy to say Windows 7 will still run slow is wrong.
No it is not the same way. Say I run a Linux system with no AV and an idling Firewall. Now my friend brings a USB key in which there is a document he downloaded from his mail in a neighborhood browsing center or from another friend of his. I can happily plug the device and copy the file without worrying abt malware. Can I do that on Windows Vista (don't even imagine XP), if I have no AV?
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Yup. With UAC turned on in Vista SP1 by default, if the Malware tries to run in the form of a CMD or Exe or Bat file, it will notify you first & then it will allow it to run.

I agree with you there. But it also is incomplete, which means there will be more upcoming features which will hog resources too. So it is too early to call Windows 7 a light OS and calling it a Linux killer is a joke for sure.
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It goes both way. Like I said long back that Windows 7 is nothing but optimised Vista with new features, RAM requirments can go low as well as high, so saying that Windows 7 can't kill Linux is also wrong.
 
MetalheadGautham

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gxsaurav said:
It goes both way. Like I said long back that Windows 7 is nothing but optimised Vista with new features, RAM requirments can go low as well as high, so saying that Windows 7 can't kill Linux is also wrong.
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Saying either windows can kill linux or linux can kill windows is just dumb from the PoV of a guy with working brains. Statements like those are for the dumb brain damage infested sections of the media which seek to gain popularity by using extreme language and double superlatives and exaggeration.

I am sure that people like you and me know, that even if linux gains 90% market share, you will continue using windows and me linux, and the same holds true even if linux market share drops to 0.01%.
 
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chandru.in

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gxsaurav said:
Yup. With UAC turned on in Vista SP1 by default, if the Malware tries to run in the form of a CMD or Exe or Bat file, it will notify you first & then it will allow it to run.
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If I have understood UAC right, it warns me for everything. Be it a genuine software or a malware. For example, when I tried to install avast AV on a friends Vista lappy even then Vista warned. So basically users will just accept any warning Vista shows without thinking twice. You have to agree on this given your attention towards UX. The fact that the world has several virus infected Vista PCs is the proof of my statement.
 
MetalheadGautham

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Offtopic: NOW I understood what intel might have been thinking with Core i7. Could it be an imitation of AMD's old time stratagy with Athlon XP ? To name similar to the next generation windows ?
 
FilledVoid

FilledVoid

Who stole my Alpaca!
With less than 10% market share, let Linux live first then we can talk about killing it.
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Linux has always had pretty much the same market share. If a product with a mere sub 10% invoked a blogger to write a "Linux killer" post then trust me when i say that Linux is alive enough to cause some interest in the population.

I'm not going to judge Windows 7 without trying it . I hope Microsoft builds something worth my money. Anyway I prefer not to continue on since the thread is obviously flame bait which the op usually does for giggles.
 
hellknight

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This kinda hype always happen when a new OS from Microsoft is in development..
@Metal.. i know a girl who is doing CS Engg. with me.. and when i asked which web browser do you use she said, "Web Browser??".. then i said what do you use for Orkut, then she said "Oh!!.. I use E!!" :D
 
FilledVoid

FilledVoid

Who stole my Alpaca!
lolutriestoexplaininvain!
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Lol. Theres nothing to explain . Each time someone comes out with a product media quote it as its competitions killer. Some people thrive on the ad hype and try to blow it into a fist fight while watching on the sidelines. This forum is notorious for it. Even if Windows 9998765 comes out, guess what Linux its still going be there . Otherwise let me know when it happens. The rest is moot.

Now to add to the amusement of the thread.

Oh noes. My linux going to Be killed by Win 7 . Oh woes.

*www.imgx.org/pthumbs/small/12228/nobody-cares.jpg
 
NucleusKore

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chandru.in said:
Every netbook I read about comes with these and still perform very well on low RAM. Also these apps are different from AV which Nucleus was telling about. An AV runs always but these apps run only when user starts them.
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hit the nail on the head.........ouch
 
a_k_s_h_a_y

a_k_s_h_a_y

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LOL ! OMG ! Again some jobless fool with no work has hit it right.
*blogs.computerworld.com/windows_7_microsofts_linux_killer
 
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chandru.in

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What services and apps was it running when it consumed 485 MB of RAM?

If it ran none or very light apps and services (like ones bundled with basic Windows install usually), then it is friggin' damn heavy. A typical Linux install consumes quite a lot less than it. Light weight set-ups (like in netbooks) consume far far far less than that.
 
amitava82

amitava82

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FilledVoid said:
I hope Microsoft builds something worth my money. Anyway I prefer not to continue on since the thread is obviously flame bait which the op usually does for giggles.
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I know bunch of people here who play pirated games on Pirated Windows and still say it does not worth his/her money! At least it's worth his/her time!

@MetalheadGautham: Just because you know 2 line linux commands, it does not make you super genius. It makes you idiot; as idiot as those typical windows users. Grow up.
 
Dark Star

Dark Star

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I don't know whats wrong with people , there is no killer thing in the market .. Everything has its own importance and its upto audience to use the product they like. MS has always been tagging the foolish title , they did with Zune i.e. Ipod Killer .. and initially Zune was a pathetic player.. Though it improved later on but its just can't replace what is already existing..

Linux has its own stronghold and Windows has its.. Watching 7 SS makes me feel that they are mesmerized by KDE 4 ,,, It will be good if it better than Vista but who really cares .. Security will be strong this time so less chance of piracy :p Means Indian user will stick to pirated stuff.. Also majority of Indians are not good at adapting changes.. Apart from that 7 will cost high and no one will pay $200+ for OS..

and calling its Linux killer would be lame as MS will never ever release a Free and Open Source OS :p

Edit : Linux like Puppy Linux runs smoothly even in 16Mb of Ram , now beat that :p and XFCE based distro like Dream Linux runs @ 128 MB...
 
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