18 Features Windows Should Have (but Doesn't)

[ring_wraith]

Here we go again.... yet another thread that is soon going to become a lost cause.

 

[DigitalDude]

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[nitish_mythology]

Just a couple of posts n this thread wll b moved to fight club!!!!!

 

[MetalheadGautham]

PC World is full of idiots. Every Single software feature among those 18 is available on linux. Who Says linux lacks docks, podcasts, automated screenshots, etc ? Only the hardware-only features like that trackpad **** is mac only. I can't beleive even magazines like PC World forget trivial information like the existance of AWM, hotkeys(which can be configured to auto save screenshot to desktop or some other location instead of presenting save menu of screen shot(which is more better actually...), etc), Backup Scripts, etc.

 

[praka123]

first of all, PCworld is generally a winblow$ only mag

 

[chandru.in]

@iMav

You need to get enlightened first. After Mac fell the person tried to crack both Ubuntu and Vista simultaneously. But Vista proved easier to be cracked open.

Ubuntu (any OS for that matter) has vulnerabilities. But exploiting them is more difficult due to the architecture. There is no reason for hackers not to exploit Ubuntu if it was really as easy to crack as the Leopard/Vista, because there was big money involved. If it was simple it would have fallen.

 

[praka123]

^well said!.even we can purge flash(adobe) from our Linux systems for gnash plugins for various Desktop Environments or use swfdec-plugin.

where does these options comes for "ignorance is bliss" guys!haan?

The world is changing kid.It is nowhere a Microshaft only world now.that sh1t is slowly dieing,atleast in operating system business.brand loyalty will let you have M$ branded toilet papers for back side use get ENLIGHTENED!world is slowly moving to Free,Open Source Software including GNU/Linux

Get GNU/Linux boys!

after trying these so called proprietary blackholes(in the sense,this weak OS got pwned fanboys who cant recover) called M$ winflaw$,OS X - GNU/Linux and BSDs,Solaris will bring back the comfort of computing!
You wont be brought to gunpoint for DRM and Software Patent sh1t.

Best of Luck to move to FOSS

 

[iMav]

oh well i thought the mods would not have allowed this but now that they are allwoing this rubbish to continue, here am I

first of all an OS that can't be booted into just because the graphics card was removed deserves to be thrown out, irrespective of whether it was hacked or is hackable, something that can't be used just coz the display card was removed and display was switched to onboard graphics is nothing more than a waste of time! - that is what Linux is a waste of time, u need to sit and waste time trying to configure it and then if you remove something then again sit and waste time trying to edit stupid files.

2. windows put the card, it detects install drivers (next, next, next, no terminal redundant commands required) go on and enjoy, wanna remove the card, remove it plug in to the onboard port boot into the OS and enjoy, no issues

but wait i forgot you guys have a lot of time to configure it, I prefer to use my stuff out of the box no need to go to the net and download redundant repositories

3. i prefer my OS to be able to play my music out of the box

4. It is a well known fact that hacking Vista/OS X gets a lot more attention & will always do so, and if Windows gets hacked because of flash not Windows'/Microsoft's fault go swear at Adobe, Oh wiat you guys are anti-MS i forgot sorry

5. MS knows that flash is vulnerable and pretty much crap so what do they do they come out with Silverlight (proven to be really cool) but wait you guys would rather blame MS for being able to hacked because of a third party software, cool, carry on!

6. there is a reason why DRM came into existence and it was well proven to all of you why DRM is needed but wait I remember members here prefer pirated content rather than paying, fukat ka maal acha lagta hai, DRM aayega toh paisa dena padega i know besides Linux can't play DRM content so it is pretty much useless in that respect.

A free to use (Linux) cannot and never will respect the rights of some1 who wants to be paid (artists & music labels) I don't understand this getting into the brains coz well u guys are as i said anti-MS

There is no substitute to common sense, people don't know how to use computers and then blame the OS, go to porn sites and then say mummy virus aa gaya, use pirated versions and then say, mummy yeh chalta nahi hai, then uncle aate hain aur bolte hain, bacha use FOSS.

If people like to spend time trying to prove that they are 'geekier' & 'l33t' well go on I'd rather go ahead and spend that time to play CoD 4, oh JFYI it's a game

I know now the mods will now spring into action start warning and banning, now that pro-MS comments are in order

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

someone said |337 here?

 

[chandru.in]

@iMav

I dunno why u missed point 1. May be some virus removed it.

2. If hardware change can cause an OS to go unusable, it is Windows. I recently upgraded my system and plugged the HD from old system into the new Motherboard. It had dual booted XP and Ubuntu. XP showed an ugly BSOD and did nothing. Ubuntu booted up fine with drivers for the new motherboard. If alone I did not have Ubuntu I would have lost the data in old harddrive as its vendor created only one partition for XP (OEM version of XP Professional). I had re-sized the disk to install Ubuntu.
3. Ever tried playing a DVD on a vanilla install of XP?
4. Flash was installed on Ubuntu too. But the architecture of the OS prevented an easy exploit.
5. MS came out with Silverlight only because they hate competition on web and wanted to monopolise that too.
6. DRM does not help piracy reduction in anyway. Heard of libdvdcss by any chance. Also remember FOSS is about freedom and not cost.

If visiting porn site is the reason for viruses, why did clicking on an attachment in my Hotmail (MS product too) in its Inbox (not even Junk), infect all my MS Office executables? I had Norton's AV installed (OEM installation too).

Please explaing when u find time after playing ur game. Also few questions for pro-Windows commentors. These are not attack on Windows, my real doubts about Windows functioning.

1. Why does windows slow down with continuous use of about 3 months?
2. Why Windows still needs manual de-fragmenting of disks when Linux has a filesystem which does not need it for years?
3. Why does plain XP installation use virtual memory (much slower than RAM) immediately after start-up? Linux uses Swap only when RAM is at least 70% full (not a scientific data but my experience in general). But Linux never touches swap immediately after log in.
3. Why should an OS recommend installation of Anti-Virus (XP SP2 warns me if I don't)? Shouldn't security be built into the OS? Has MS got into some contract with anti-virus vendors?

Sorry if too many dark spots of Windows are exposed here.

 

[iMav]

first we shall talk when u upgrade to Vista

your point 2 cracks me up

3. don't remember seriously, if you are talking about videos then i guess i need a player, but playing a dvd in a 6 year old OS needing a software- acceptable, an OS released 8 months ago (gutsy gibbon) notbeing able to play mp3 out of the box- stupid

so now norton's inability to spot a virus is also Windows' fault sheesh u guys need a life

1. don't know
2. FYI and ignorance, there is a file system which is called NTFS no de-frag needed
3. makes no difference what it uses, better performance for me, i give a damn, it gets it from VM or dedicated ram
4. prevention is better than cure, vista was made lkernel locked to avoid viruses, guess what they got sued there are people who know nothing about computers using Windows it is for their security

 

[praka123]

oh well i thought the mods would not have allowed this but now that they are allwoing this rubbish to continue, here am I

first of all an OS that can't be booted into just because the graphics card was removed deserves to be thrown out, irrespective of whether it was hacked or is hackable, something that can't be used just coz the display card was removed and display was switched to onboard graphics is nothing more than a waste of time! - that is what Linux is a waste of time, u need to sit and waste time trying to configure it and then if you remove something then again sit and waste time trying to edit stupid files.

2. windows put the card, it detects install drivers (next, next, next, no terminal redundant commands required) go on and enjoy, wanna remove the card, remove it plug in to the onboard port boot into the OS and enjoy, no issues

but wait i forgot you guys have a lot of time to configure it, I prefer to use my stuff out of the box no need to go to the net and download redundant repositories

3. i prefer my OS to be able to play my music out of the box

4. It is a well known fact that hacking Vista/OS X gets a lot more attention & will always do so, and if Windows gets hacked because of flash not Windows'/Microsoft's fault go swear at Adobe, Oh wiat you guys are anti-MS i forgot sorry

5. MS knows that flash is vulnerable and pretty much crap so what do they do they come out with Silverlight (proven to be really cool) but wait you guys would rather blame MS for being able to hacked because of a third party software, cool, carry on!

6. there is a reason why DRM came into existence and it was well proven to all of you why DRM is needed but wait I remember members here prefer pirated content rather than paying, fukat ka maal acha lagta hai, DRM aayega toh paisa dena padega i know besides Linux can't play DRM content so it is pretty much useless in that respect.

A free to use (Linux) cannot and never will respect the rights of some1 who wants to be paid (artists & music labels) I don't understand this getting into the brains coz well u guys are as i said anti-MS

There is no substitute to common sense, people don't know how to use computers and then blame the OS, go to porn sites and then say mummy virus aa gaya, use pirated versions and then say, mummy yeh chalta nahi hai, then uncle aate hain aur bolte hain, bacha use FOSS.

If people like to spend time trying to prove that they are 'geekier' & 'l33t' well go on I'd rather go ahead and spend that time to play CoD 4, oh JFYI it's a game

I know now the mods will now spring into action start warning and banning, now that pro-MS comments are in order

@chandru.in:very well said.our poor @imeow is pwned
This whole above posted thing is absurd things!especially 99.9999999% of the pirates in this forum and everywhere else is winblows users

1.Graphic card removed,so OS not detecting?well boy! you have to understand that Linux needs to tell that the driver used should be changed.it is not a cripple thing.
2.think when windows dont have drivers provided
now Linux- it got almost all drivers available inbuilt! 8) if else driver modules.
now say which one is easier?the one winblows which needs next-next-whackow! or the Linux-which got all available drivers,and in case of xorg just a line edited to show "intel" think!

3.well,Linux too!try mint and many other distros.with internet,it is a matter of few minutes that you have full multimedia support.
4.aah!I see,so u closed source f23tards are so bend on proving that adobe is the culprit!eh?well I read with flash9 vulnerability also Linux is "un-hackable" now tell me?
Remember,in the world where bastards like Microsoft,apple and hollywood monopolies live,FOSS,which is like a cool breeze came and is slowly changing the equations and that too in this closed source world!
with FOSS,we got a Operating system that works better and its security aspect is very much better than Microbloat or apple
I can see ,the future for poor students of 3rd world countries needs to pay for this sh1t M$ for windows7 and office which in turn results in economic downwardness in these countries.
No,even affording a computer is a unbelievable thing in 3rd world countries like India and above they need to buy a DRM crippled OS winblow$ !how much to pay the monopoly as$hole?eh?
5.so adobe flash is responsible?NO,my dear,NO is the answer.Not even silverlight nothing can be fool proof with this weak winblows.no arguements for justification

6.DRM-justifying DRM aah?those who justify DRM are sold themself to RIAA and M$haft of the monopoly world!
and who are you phickers to decide about piracy?give us movies for Rs30 or even Rs60 ,we can afford.give us a DRM ,spyware free OS at Rs 500 per license.we can afford.but the sons of a biyatch at redmond wants to take the last drop of juice from anyone.they are like a cruel landlord

piracy?tell me who is pirating,isnt it ppl who use windows?I am seeing it here and everywhere.they goes for torrents for cracks,serial,warez and more.who?Linux?
NO ,is the answer

well,tagging price for software is absurd to me.all software must be enforce to be open source .pay for the subscription and extra features.
that will work.

Learn to think realistically.we have to slowly move out of this monopoly system.
like we were under british rule,and we got freed from them, we have to free from closed source,software patents,DRM and above all companies like microsoft,apple etc.

 

[pillainp]

@chandru.in:

Perhaps you should search the web for the case where Symantec and McAfee sued Microsoft when MS tried to implement a kernel protection system in Vista.

And at the risk of getting banned or "miserabled", praka123, you are what is called a "thread-crapper" in civilised circles.

 

[chandru.in]

@iMav

Please pay for a new h/w which is needed to run Vista and I'll definitely but it the very next day. My current 512 MB RAM with 64 MB video RAM set up will not help much I guess.

Cracked you up. But you have no solid reply for it.

NTFS does need de-frag. MS's help in XP recommends it when system slows down.

MS may have got sued because it will affect 1001 applications (I dunno what they were sued for). Linux does security without affecting applications.

And remember to send across you cheque for my h/w upgrade to try Vista.

 

[praka123]

@pillay:I think you are not educated regarding benefits of opensource
neither do I need your advice.whoever you are STFUX!

 

[chandru.in]

@pillainp

Ha ha. MS failed to implement security in the beginning and now blaming other vendors for their mistakes. Wonderful!!

Thank God I'm safe from these without compromising my security.

 

[Hitboxx]

Just a couple of posts n this thread wll b moved to fight club!!!!!

And what is the purpose of this post? Did you contribute to the topic? This thread would have died away quietly, but no, you had to pull it back...

As for others, I was wondering how to finish up this Sunday after the race, nice., now you have made my day. I got some beers here., hang on...let me open them... oke., ...please continue the civil discussion., no.. wait...let me get some fries too.., ah done, ..now., I'm ready.