Comments on: Upgrading your Vista could severely limit Windows 7 http://www.roytanck.com/2009/10/23/upgrading-your-vista-could-severely-limit-windows-7/ Fascinated by new technology Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Bellhttp://www.roytanck.com/2009/10/23/upgrading-your-vista-could-severely-limit-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-142074 Steven Bell Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=2250#comment-142074 RESSURECTION!Single license software is a universal trend that Microsoft and other astute organisations have adopted. It's been common knowledge for many years.If Ubuntu/Linux had as many features/support/functionality as Windows it would be very similar, if not identical in it's reliability factor. Not that Windows is anything to be scoffed at...People who say Windows is unreliable are relating to software from over a decade ago, Windows me and earlier. Things have moved on and now, in fact, it is the other software companies who are behind the times. I mean, how many truly x64 bit programs do you see today?On the other hand, personally I wouldn't go for Windows 7. It's hardly an improvement on Vista but is still too new to have had all the important creases ironed out. RESSURECTION!

Single license software is a universal trend that Microsoft and other astute organisations have adopted. It’s been common knowledge for many years.

If Ubuntu/Linux had as many features/support/functionality as Windows it would be very similar, if not identical in it’s reliability factor. Not that Windows is anything to be scoffed at…

People who say Windows is unreliable are relating to software from over a decade ago, Windows me and earlier. Things have moved on and now, in fact, it is the other software companies who are behind the times. I mean, how many truly x64 bit programs do you see today?

On the other hand, personally I wouldn’t go for Windows 7. It’s hardly an improvement on Vista but is still too new to have had all the important creases ironed out.

]]> By: randomnuthttp://www.roytanck.com/2009/10/23/upgrading-your-vista-could-severely-limit-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-70001 randomnut Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:51:30 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=2250#comment-70001 Wine runs things pretty nicely. See the AppDB. Photoshop CS2 works well. Can't say the same about CS3, though. Wine runs things pretty nicely. See the AppDB. Photoshop CS2 works well.
Can’t say the same about CS3, though.

]]> By: Royhttp://www.roytanck.com/2009/10/23/upgrading-your-vista-could-severely-limit-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66958 Roy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:58:10 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=2250#comment-66958 I know there are, and I've experimented with running Windows 7 in a VM. But if you need Windows every day there's no point. I prefer Ubuntu for every machine I don't have to run Photoshop on. I know there are, and I’ve experimented with running Windows 7 in a VM. But if you need Windows every day there’s no point. I prefer Ubuntu for every machine I don’t have to run Photoshop on.

]]> By: Christinhttp://www.roytanck.com/2009/10/23/upgrading-your-vista-could-severely-limit-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-66489 Christin Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:58:33 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=2250#comment-66489 You know you can still use Ubuntu with a VM to run windows from within... or do a dual boot. There are other options. You know you can still use Ubuntu with a VM to run windows from within… or do a dual boot. There are other options.

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