Windows 7 Scalable Enough To Support 256 Cores

[casanova]

256 cores

Yawn! Guess Windows 7 is the most hyped Windows release. There are much more scalable OSes out there. And as others said it really doesn't matter.

Ask them first fix their security layer beyond just informing the user "Program X is running. Do you want to allow?" when any program (good or bad) runs, beyond that if system is affected all they can do is blame the user for allowing it.

Users will continue to hit enter if some pop-up always appear whenever they do something (good or bad). Do all of us really read and think before hitting "Yes" after a "Shift + Delete"?

No software vendor can take charge for users stupidity. There are people who don't read it and for them these prompts are just another pop ups. But this is there for people who read.

 

[chandru.in]

No software vendor can take charge for users stupidity. There are people who don't read it and for them these prompts are just another pop ups. But this is there for people who read.

But just showing a pop-up for something as critical as malicious program execution from USB key is ridiculous. The OS has to be re-designed to minimize the effect of any such malicious executions and if at all one occurs it shouldn't need an OS re-install to fix. In Vista for default user, once the user allows (by muscle memory), the app gets full admin access to entire system.

 

[Krazy_About_Technology]

^^Pardon Sir, but is this not the case with Linux? If i run an app with root privileges, wont it be able to do anything it likes?

 

[iMav]

But just showing a pop-up for something as critical as malicious program execution from USB key is ridiculous. The OS has to be re-designed to minimize the effect of any such malicious executions and if at all one occurs it shouldn't need an OS re-install to fix. In Vista for default user, once the user allows (by muscle memory), the app gets full admin access to entire system.

Ask them first fix their security layer beyond just informing the user "Program X is running. Do you want to allow?" when any program (good or bad) runs, beyond that if system is affected all they can do is blame the user for allowing it.

Users will continue to hit enter if some pop-up always appear whenever they do something (good or bad). Do all of us really read and think before hitting "Yes" after a "Shift + Delete"?

FYI, already taken care of. If something is not posted here, doesn't mean it has not happened.

Yawn! Guess Windows 7 is the most hyped Windows release. There are much more scalable OSes out there. And as others said it really doesn't matter.

LOL! If they do something, it doesn't matter, but there are other OSs that do it. And just 'coz you say it doesn't matter, we are supposed to accept it and start saying why is Windows 7 scalable to 256 cores, hey Sinofsky, some chandru.in said it doesn't matter why are doing it then?

PS: Had been trying to avoid your bullsh!t in this and other threads, but what the hell!

 

[chandru.in]

^^Pardon Sir, but is this not the case with Linux?

No it is not. Say I have logged in with the default user created during OS installation. Now a random file is on USB key and tries to execute. Linux will run it as normal user without any admin rights. Unless I prefix it intentionally with sudo or su -c or gksudo it is given no root privileges. If I don't, the executable can very well be run with normal privileges.

Now if the same happens in Vista, it gives a simple prompt, which user would anyway be trained to allow (coz any new exe when tried to run in Vista will prompt you). The moment he clicks allow it goes into admin mode and can destroy any part of system. Also there is no way the executable can just run with normal privileges. It is either full privilege or no execution.

Anyway this thread is about scalability and let's stop security discussion here lest the thread gets locked up.

LOL! If they do something, it doesn't matter, but there are other OSs that do it. And just 'coz you say it doesn't matter, we are supposed to accept it and start saying why is Windows 7 scalable to 256 cores, hey Sinofsky, some chandru.in said it doesn't matter why are doing it then?

Let them do it. I don't hate if Windows improves. But the hype is just too much than it deserves.

 

[gxsaurav]

any new exe when tried to run in Vista will prompt you

No, wrong. Only unsigned Exe will give a UAC Prompt.

Also there is no way the executable can just run with normal privileges.

Ahm!!! what????

 

[IronManForever]

Let them do it. I don't hate if Windows improves. But the hype is just too much than it deserves.

And WHY would it not be? Its the most popular and loved consumer OS..

Talking about linux supporting 1000's of cores in mainframes is useless. Windows is a typical consumer OS, its meant to be like that; and it'll remain that way. And regarding Windows 7; it could be scalable compared to Vista; thats what the thread means.

 

[chandru.in]

No, wrong. Only unsigned Exe will give a UAC Prompt.

Ahm!!! what????

I'm refraining from going into security from scalability though I can explain.

 

[iMav]

Let them do it. I don't hate if Windows improves. But the hype is just too much than it deserves.

So let's see, just so that I'm clear ... you don't like the hype that Microsoft gets and you're fine with giving it importance? LOL!

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Hype is good. Its amusing, whether the product is good or bad thats a secondary issue.