More Software Opinion

  • 21 October 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7 more popular than Harry Potter

    The magic of Hogwarts has nothing on Microsoft's new operating system, as Windows 7 raced past Harry Potter in Amazon's UK pre-order sales.

  • Opinion: Why Windows 7 may still fail

    The Windows 7 launch event is at fever pitch, but there's one aspect of the new OS that I believe is being glossed over by the mainstream media: hardware compatibility.

  • 20 October 2009

  • Opinion: First Microsoft Store opens this week

    Microsoft already has a busy week ahead, with Windows 7 launching on Thursday. But it seems Microsoft is also opening its first retail store on the same day as its new operating system.

  • 19 October 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7: welcome to the hype extravaganza

    With the days counting down to the official launch of Windows 7 on Thursday, Microsoft and friends have been cranking up the hype machine - but not without a few hiccups along the way.

  • 15 October 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7: consumer heaven?

    Kudos to Microsoft: Windows Vista is iconic. Even outside the confines of the tech ghetto, Vista is now a byword for failure, recently appearing as a punchline in Radio 4's venerable News Quiz. Vista has arrived.

  • Opinion: Windows 7 to the rescue

    So, here we go again; a new version of Windows is soon to be here, with new features, a new interface and the same old promises.

  • 14 October 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7 mends Vista's hardware imbalance

    The Great Moore's Law Compensator is a term I coined to describe the process whereby each successive Windows release effectively gobbles up the latest gains in PC hardware performance. The result is an environment that performs roughly on a par with the one you're upgrading from, despite the fact that the underlying subsystems are all twice as fast.

  • 09 October 2009

  • Opinion: Microsoft 'planning 128bit Windows 8'

    Windows 7 hasn't even launched yet and rumours are already circulating about the next version of Microsoft's OS, Windows 8.

  • 06 October 2009

  • Opinion: Farewell Windows XP

    It may have taken eight years, but Microsoft has finally finished its replacement for Windows XP. Yes, you read that right: XP.

  • 01 October 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7 compatible. No, really this time

    Microsoft has unveiled the details of the Windows 7 logo program. The requirements for earning the Windows 7 compatibility label are stricter this time around - partially to boost acceptance of 64bit systems, and partially to avoid the pitfalls Microsoft encountered with the Vista logo program.

  • 30 September 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7: 10 things that still need fixing

    After the vexations and disappointments of Windows Vista, Microsoft fanboys hope Windows 7 will put right what once went wrong. But flawless? Windows 7? Don't be silly.

  • 29 September 2009

  • Opinion: Should you dump Win XP for Win 7?

    The vast majority of PC users still haven't adopted Vista. Eight years after its release - and months after Microsoft officially discontinued it - Windows XP seems to be more beloved than ever.

  • 22 September 2009

  • Opinion: Google Docs vs Microsoft Office: a question of trust

    For years, Microsoft had no competition when it came to office productivity suites. The vast majority of people and businesses didn't give the matter any thought: they just chose Microsoft Office. But that's starting to change.

  • 19 September 2009

  • Opinion: Microsoft should offer everyone the student deal

    Microsoft is offering a time-limited Windows 7 discount for college and university students - in the UK, students will pay just £30 for Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade. The normal upgrade price is £80. But why not extend the upgrade deal to all consumers?

  • 15 September 2009

  • Opinion: Why are Windows 7 upgrades so slow?

    Microsoft apologists are coming out of the woodwork to defend the insanely slow Vista-to-Windows 7 upgrade process, and the sheer amount of ignorance is breathtaking. Never have so many generated so much blather while contributing so little to the discussion at hand.

  • 29 August 2009

  • Opinion: 5 favourite Excel tips

    Whether you're using Microsoft Excel 2008 or 2004, you need some tricks up your sleeve for easing day-to-day tasks, such as entering data or custom sorting, as well as for special situations, such as using colours not included on the Standard palette.

  • 27 August 2009

  • Opinion: Thieves steal van load of security software

    Hapless thieves held up a delivery driver in East Anglia and robbed him of thousands and thousands of CDs and DVDs. Unfortunately, the robbers weren't rewarded with advance copies of the hotly anticipated Arctic Monkeys album or the latest Hollywood blockbuster.

  • Opinion: Microsoft: not racist

    I understand that it's a sensitive issue, and some idiot should have thought twice before editing a white man's head to replace a black man's head in an advertising photo, but that doesn't make Microsoft racist.

  • 25 August 2009

  • Opinion: Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    Apple's latest operating system update, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, should be ready to roll on August 28. While Apple says the new OS is "refined, not reinvented," it'll become the de facto competitor to Microsoft Windows 7 come October. Which one is likely to get the best of the skirmish?

  • 21 August 2009

  • Opinion: God bless ESD: get Windows 8 for just 1p

    Picture the scene. October 2012, Moon Station 1: Steve Ballmer invites President Bill Gates on stage to launch Microsoft's next-gen desktop and mobile OS: Windows 8 - available to loyalty card customers for just 1p.

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