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Will the new Windows 7 be another Second Edition version software?

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by a former member

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Windows 7 might appear to be another "Second Edition" version software. Will this mean that Windows 7 will become the "Vista Second Edition"?. Read more here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38957/128/
This will not be good for Microsoft if (Windows 7) rolls out with a name like "Second Edition" attached to it. If it has a tag like this then i will wait, or i will just use Windows 2008 server software.
Since i have Vista already installed and working great then Windows 7 will not be very good.
What will your reaction be towards it?.

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by charliespencer

After all, XP is nothing but Windows 2000 Second Edition, and W98 SE was an acceptable product.

The marketing problem with a product named "Vista Second Edition" isn't in the 'SE' part of the name; it's in the 'Vista'. Right or wrong, the general impression is that Vista is damaged goods.

by Former member

Microsoft is slowly making "the right thing", but as we all know it boils down to money. If Microsoft needs money fast then they will pull out a "SE" version of a product, and people will buy that product not knowing when it will end (usually a short life span). I just kept with 98SE until 2000 came out. So will this new Win7 be the "real deal" or just another flop.
At least Vista is going in the right direction of a stable and more practical Operating system, but Windows 7 needs to be a fresh operating system, new interface, working nics that do not drop internet connections, USB's, that some how disappear, needs to be rectified from the kernel. Instead of "code error 800, 440" etc, it would be nice to know what software or hardware is causing the issue in hand instead of going through the registry minefield.
The new Windows 7 needs to do some in house cleaning of its code, and that is the OLD CODE of old operating systems still bugging the ever new Windows software, take it out, and give the people a faster, leaner operating system, a system that is fast, uses memory to the max. Just my thoughts on the subject.

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by charliespencer

Strategically, it has to be the real deal. MS is a huge company with a massive bank balance, but I don't think they can afford another unpopular OS. The loss of market share and presence would take years to recover from.

Perhaps they need a version that's compatible with older apps, and a leaner 64-bit version that abandons any pretense of backward compatibility.

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