Windows 7 - Phil's Verdict
So, Windows 7. I now have a PC with it on. And, coming from Windows XP, what do I think of it?
Still shit.
My criteria for that?
Oh, many many things. But I'll narrow it down for you to one thing...
It was still easier to set up dual monitors under Ubuntu than it was under Windows 7.
Actually, let's reword that for accuracy.
It was possible to set up dual monitors under Ubuntu, it wasn't under Windows 7.
Windows keeps, for reasons unknown, dicking about with the refresh rates whenever I put it into dual monitor mode, making the screen a flickering unreadable mess.
Still, I do need Windows.
Windows remains, for the moment, the £100 bit of software that turns my £1600 PC into a £200 games console.
Frankly, the moment I can run Team Fortress 2 under Linux, Windows' days are done on this PC...
Still shit.
My criteria for that?
Oh, many many things. But I'll narrow it down for you to one thing...
It was still easier to set up dual monitors under Ubuntu than it was under Windows 7.
Actually, let's reword that for accuracy.
It was possible to set up dual monitors under Ubuntu, it wasn't under Windows 7.
Windows keeps, for reasons unknown, dicking about with the refresh rates whenever I put it into dual monitor mode, making the screen a flickering unreadable mess.
Still, I do need Windows.
Windows remains, for the moment, the £100 bit of software that turns my £1600 PC into a £200 games console.
Frankly, the moment I can run Team Fortress 2 under Linux, Windows' days are done on this PC...