Windows 7 Fail

and mac users wonder why they have a terrible reputation.

Microsoft Virtual PC. I don't know why it isn't bundled into Win7, since one of Win7 Pro's selling points is the Virtual XP mode built in (which requires that users go download and install MS Virtual PC.

But Virtual PC will allow you to mount isos.

When Microsoft recently released their free antivirus software, MS Security Essentials, the A/V companies went nuts. Symantec, McAfee and everyone else was crying foul from Microsoft for undermining their business.

I just have the feeling that there was some dirty backroom deal made that keeps Microsoft from embedding a PDF reader into Windows.

choopie911 wrote: They also made the control panel for children, which is annoying instead of straight forward.

No gonna lie... as I read this sentence, I couldn't stop thinking about how it seemed to be describing a Mac.

I won't deny that nearly everybody needs to be able to open PDF's at some point so it would be convenient to have native support. However, who cares? It takes 2 seconds to download acrobat reader and then you're set. Why did MS decide not to support PDF natively? Maybe there's a licensing issue or maybe people would flip out and accuse MS of taking over the PDF market just for making windows capable of reading those file types. I doubt anybody here could actually answer that question.

I could complain about Windows not coming with Firefox or Winamp or Visual Studio, etc. You can pick nearly anything and find a large group of people who could benefit from having it included in the Windows install but that doesn't mean it should be included. Granted PDF support would probably benefit more people than any specific application, it's still such a minor issue. I think the fact that you're complaining about that rather than how it handles core OS duties would indicate success on their part. After all, Windows is supposed to be an OS, not an uber-app that does everything for you.

It's best if MS focuses on making a good OS and lets companies like Adobe focus on making the PDF readers and the same goes for other apps. Those extras just distract them from their main goal of making a solid OS without bloat.

I don't see how Windows looks any more like it was designed for children than any interface designed by Apple.

Ok, pretty sure choopie is just trolling now

Fail thread is fail.

"The complaint centered on the license practices at the time which required royalties from each computer sold by a supplier of Microsoft's operating system, whether or not the unit actually contained the Windows operating system. Microsoft reached a settlement in 1994, ending some of its license practices"

And as I recall the IE issue was with a microsoft monopoly?
I could be wrong, as it's been AGES since I heard/ thought about those cases, so I wouldnt be too surprised if I'm off on something.

God wrote:  I  fail to see why people complain how an OS is crap or a failure based on one or two minor and easily fixed issues. Its the same as a child whinnying about the 100 dollar bill their parents give them because a corner is bent.

Not really, it's expecting certain features to be common sense and working by this day and age, and thinking it's laughable that they still don't.