Windows 7 - Switch to a PC?

This is one piece of software that is probably going to prevent me from switching to a mac. Currently the mac is a little too expensive. Yes, the price has come down, but so has the price of PCs. It's the price of a mac and the addition of Applecare that seems to make it just out of reach. Besides, tech at discounted prices gets me well excited.

Although netbooks are so cheap that it can be used for a bit of fun, they still load Windows XP. There is nothing wrong with XP, but it's just that I've always wanted something different.

Windows 7 will provide that difference. I can go and buy a netbook now, but I will have to buy a copy of Windows 7 later. And then there is the probability that it will not install properly without downloading the updated drivers or hunting for the relevant fixes on forums etc. I h*te that.

I'm really looking forward to it's touch based feature. It's not new, but previous Windows were generally based around a pen. With Microsoft borrowing ideas from the iPhone, it's starting to become fun. It's not working flawlessly as demonstrated by the Windows 7 team themselves, but it is different and just the kind of refreshment I need.

Once Windows 7 rolls out on the netbooks, and they start copying the aluminum and thinness of the apple macbook which they invariably do, there probably won't be any reason to switch to a Mac. Besides, there will always be a time to switch to a Mac later, when they innovate on their previous designs. Although with Snow Leopard looking so similar to Leopard, it's not going to be anytime soon.

For business use the Snow Leopard is sometimes a must with it's Microsoft Exchange compatibility. But for the new users to pay for the super extra stability, which they should have got with the original Leopard, is just hard to swallow. What are those regular updates doing? Adware for iTunes store?

Leopard has been out for quite some time and it's flawless for running the fundamental things. Although it still looks better than Vista and to some extent it looks better than windows 7, I can't help thinking that Leopard has now become too common and the look has become somewhat bland.

Windows 7 - Again (Nearly 7 Different Versions)

Here is the Windows 7 Line up.

* Starter
* Home Basic
* Home Premium
* Professional
* Enterprise
* Ultimate

The Starter is actually a non-starter as you're only allowed to run three programs - not sure if this is a joke.

Home Basic will probably be installed on severely underpowered but cool looking netbooks for women. You can bet the updated version of Sony Vaio P will install this one.

Home Premium comes with Aero and available at retails stores. This is the one most will expect but get confused when they get the Basic Version.

Professional comes with complicated and boring stuff like Domain Join and desktop host.

Enterprise is for business because of it's volume licensing. Most can ignore this.

Ultimate comes with everything, and who cares.

What outcry! So many versions again! But will anyone care? Not really. If they can access the web and play a few games, all is good.

Windows 7 - Not Again

Do we really need another operating system? After all, every one is just getting used to Vista. Now, we have to learn a new operating system. I'm not talking about the veteran users who went through the entire windows era and wants to put Windows 7 on everything including their calculator watches, we're talking about the new casual computer users.

The one's that just want to get on the net, facebook their lives and twitter themselves to no end, while ituning their ipods with the latest torrents. Surely you don't expect them to figure out again what everything is supposed to do again.
64 Bit, 32 Bit, 128 Bit means nothing, since the casual users are just figured out what a core two duo really is. Are have they?