Win7 breaks 4% market share in less than 3 weeks
DFS
a mark that took Windows Vista five months to reach, a Web metrics company
said today."
In other news, some upgraders to the new flagship Ubuntu distro Karmic Koala
describe their latest piece of crap as "rancid", "horrible", and
"nightmare."
"Microsoft is doomed by the Linux juggernaut."
Snit
PM:
I have been using Windows 7 and have been pretty happy with it - even with
its "warts". Here are just some:
Windowing oddities:
<http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/windowing.mov>
Does not show what is launching the full time it is launching:
<http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/launching.move>
Annoying stripes:
<http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/stripes.png>
Inconsistent menu styles:
<http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/menu.png>
Inconsistent wording:
<http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/unpin.png>
Also, high resource usage on window resizing and some others. But, still,
overall likely the best version of Windows yet.
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John Fuhrer
> DFS stated in post hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org on 11/10/09 7:30
> PM:
>
>> "Windows 7 has broken the 4% market share barrier in less than three weeks,
>> a mark that took Windows Vista five months to reach, a Web metrics company
>> said today."
>>
>> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140619/Windows_7_early_adoption_rate_o
>> utpaces_Vista_s?source=toc
>>
>>
>> In other news, some upgraders to the new flagship Ubuntu distro Karmic Koala
>> describe their latest piece of crap as "rancid", "horrible", and
>> "nightmare."
>>
>>
>>
>> "Microsoft is doomed by the Linux juggernaut."
>
>
> I have been using Windows 7 and have been pretty happy with it - even with
> its "warts". Here are just some:
>
> Windowing oddities:
> <http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/windowing.mov>
That one almost got me as well.
It's normal.
If you drag the window and touch either the top or sides of the screen, the
window will contract or expand depending upon it's current state.
Kind of weird at first, but useful once you get used to it.
I have one problem and it's with 40Tude Dialog.
The bottom tool bar seems to come and go when I click the first message in
the message list.
Seems if I get too close it will re-thread the articles.
Moving the dividing line usually fixes it.
Annoying. I believe others have the same problem.
Snit
11/11/09 7:14 AM:
>> I have been using Windows 7 and have been pretty happy with it - even with
>> its "warts". Here are just some:
>>
>> Windowing oddities:
>> <http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/windowing.mov>
>
> That one almost got me as well.
> It's normal.
>
> If you drag the window and touch either the top or sides of the screen, the
> window will contract or expand depending upon it's current state.
Oh, I get "Snap"... but why did it act like I was resizing it to touch the
top of the screen (and just stretch tall) at least once. And there are all
sorts of video glitches - though that could be from my running it in
virtualization?
> Kind of weird at first, but useful once you get used to it.
>
>
> I have one problem and it's with 40Tude Dialog.
> The bottom tool bar seems to come and go when I click the first message in
> the message list.
> Seems if I get too close it will re-thread the articles.
> Moving the dividing line usually fixes it.
> Annoying. I believe others have the same problem.
Would be odd if you were the only one. :)
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> John Fuhrer stated in post fimg9k4zz4za$.8x8eij7q...@40tude.net on
> 11/11/09 7:14 AM:
>
>>> I have been using Windows 7 and have been pretty happy with it - even with
>>> its "warts". Here are just some:
>>>
>>> Windowing oddities:
>>> <http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/windowing.mov>
>>
>> That one almost got me as well.
>> It's normal.
>>
>> If you drag the window and touch either the top or sides of the screen, the
>> window will contract or expand depending upon it's current state.
>
> Oh, I get "Snap"... but why did it act like I was resizing it to touch the
> top of the screen (and just stretch tall) at least once. And there are all
> sorts of video glitches - though that could be from my running it in
> virtualization?
Because that's the way it works.
It re-sizes the window and depends upon the initial way the window is set
up. Also some windows can't be made any bigger than a certain size.
Can't say for the other problems though.
Snit
11/11/09 10:13 AM:
The window clearly can be maximized... but at least once it only stretched
it taller. It should do that when resizing and touching the top... not when
dragging to the top. At least that is what I have found with other apps...
at least the ones that work with "Snap".
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"DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
<quote>
the overall share of Windows 7 has already reached 4% in the computer
market. That number is as of November 9. Windows Vista needed six months to
hit the same 4% penetration rate. Windows 7 launched on October 22 and since
its launch, the use of the OS has grown by 84%.
</quote>
So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6 full
months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic recession
either.
JEDIDIAH
>
>
>
> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
> news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
[deletia]
> So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6 full
> months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic recession
> either.
Windows replaced with Windows... big deal.
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Ezekiel
"JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
news:slrnhfm1i...@nomad.mishnet...
> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
>> news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> [deletia]
>
>> So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6 full
>> months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic recession
>> either.
>
> Windows replaced with Windows... big deal.
It is a big deal because virtually none of those people who went out and
bought Win7 are going to switch to Linux. For a while "desktop Linux" had an
opportunity during the Vista debacle - if Linux couldn't make any progress
at all in the desktop market during Vista then it sure isn't going to make
any progress with Win7 getting a warm reception.
John Fuhrer
That's preciously what makes it a big deal.
Linux had a golden opportunity handed to the community on a silver platter
and by Microsoft themselves.
It was called Vista.
Linux blew it.
Too many spinning cubes and wobble windows and not enough quality
applications to entice Joe User to jump ship.
JEDIDIAH
>
>
>
> "JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
> news:slrnhfm1i...@nomad.mishnet...
>> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
>>> news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> [deletia]
>>
>>> So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6 full
>>> months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic recession
>>> either.
>>
>> Windows replaced with Windows... big deal.
>
> It is a big deal because virtually none of those people who went out and
> bought Win7 are going to switch to Linux. For a while "desktop Linux" had an
...except they probably didn't "go out and buy Win7".
They simple bought a PC and Windows came along for the ride just as
it always does. It's like that Windows install on my Revo.
[deletia]
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Ezekiel
"JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> "JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
>> news:slrnhfm1i...@nomad.mishnet...
>>> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>
>>> [deletia]
>>>
>>>> So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6
>>>> full
>>>> months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic
>>>> recession
>>>> either.
>>>
>>> Windows replaced with Windows... big deal.
>>
>> It is a big deal because virtually none of those people who went out and
>> bought Win7 are going to switch to Linux. For a while "desktop Linux" had
>> an
>
> ...except they probably didn't "go out and buy Win7".
>
>
You should call Amazon and tell them about your "theory." According to
their own numbers they seem to believe that Windows7 is the biggest
pre-order item in the history of the company.
> They simple bought a PC and Windows came along for the ride just as
> it always does. It's like that Windows install on my Revo.
And you simply pull bullshit out of your ass and like to pretend it's some
sort of fact.
JEDIDIAH
>
>
>
> "JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
> news:slrnhform...@nomad.mishnet...
>> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "JEDIDIAH" <je...@nomad.mishnet> wrote in message
>>> news:slrnhfm1i...@nomad.mishnet...
>>>> On 2009-11-11, Ezekiel <not-...@the-zeke.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "DFS" <nospam@dfs_.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:hdd7is$vck$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>
>>>> [deletia]
>>>>
>>>>> So in 3-weeks Win7 has the same number of users as Vista did after 6
>>>>> full
>>>>> months. And Vista wasn't released during a world-wide economic
>>>>> recession
>>>>> either.
>>>>
>>>> Windows replaced with Windows... big deal.
>>>
>>> It is a big deal because virtually none of those people who went out and
>>> bought Win7 are going to switch to Linux. For a while "desktop Linux" had
>>> an
>>
>> ...except they probably didn't "go out and buy Win7".
>>
>>
>
> You should call Amazon and tell them about your "theory." According to
There are a number of problems with you blindling repeating that
particular bit of media hype. A) This metric you are repeating is based
on the pound value of the pre-orders and B) it's just for the UK version
of Amazon.
[deletia]
Even so. It's still a drop in the bucket in terms of global or even
UK PC usage numbers. Even Windows 95 (which even had a bigger hype
associated with it) still gained more marketshare from OEMs than overly
enthuastic retail customers.
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