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Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changes

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Government Computer News; By John Breeden II 		Mail this story
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If Microsoft had come out with a free service pack to Vista and called it “Windows 7” it would be one thing. But we just don’t see enough of a change to warrant the purchase of an entirely new operating system. Windows XP Service Pack 2 changed that operating system a lot more than moving from Vista to W7 will.

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moopst ·
Quoting:For one, users don’t get fooled when trying to shut down the PC. Under Vista, clicking the button with the international symbol for power throws it into hibernate mode. In W7, the power button actually says Shut Down and turns the system off.


I almost LOL'd (or L'dOL?). Microsoft can't even comply with the standard symbol for power on/off. Good thing they don't do hardware (except for mice, keyboards, XBox360, Zune).

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