Windows 7

[Falco Girgis]

I am running a 3.4Ghz P4 with 2GB of RAM, and Windows 7 runs like a dream. I usually have literally 20 windows open (winamp, firefox with 20 tabs, Visual Studio, etc).

[Arce]

I absolutely LOVE win7. It's by far my favorite OS.

Runs like heaven on my PC. And I love how responsive it feels, even during CPU intensive tasks.

Complaining about the increased required specs is a waste of breath. Google "moore's law." Microsoft is keeping up with technology by utilizing the modern cheap hardware--hating on them for the fact that you're too stingy to upgrade and keep up yourself is just stupid. If this is the case, stick to Win XP--it was a decent OS for its time.

However, I hate the fact that you have to crack your windows to install unsigned certificates. Feels like something mac would do. =/

(Msft charges a percentage of revenue for certificate licensing, which prevents you from ever being able to use a homebrew/open source drivers...May not come up often, but if you want to cut the cord on your old Xbox controller, solder a USB cable, and use it on your PC...You have to crack windows 7. =/)

[dandymcgee]

May not come up often, but if you want to cut the cord on your old Xbox controller, solder a USB cable, and use it on your PC...You have to crack windows 7. =/)

Why would you ever need to do that? 360 controllers already have USB connectors and obviously have Microsoft supported drivers.

[Arce]

Because 360 controllers didn't always used to exist, and obviously my Xbox controller's aren't going to unsolder themselves.

Why would I waste 25$ to get a new 360 controller if I don't own a 360 and have 4 old XBox ones with USB cables already sticking out of their asses?

It's the principal of being unable to utilize community-made drivers, or previously supposed hardware.

[Live-Dimension]

AFAIK, you can still install unsigned drivers in 32-bit, and with a special method, still get them installed on 64-bit. It's just not so easy.

[Arce]

Actual, the mods are pretty easy, haha.

Just the principle, dammit! XD

[Live-Dimension]

I know, I know. Still, poor drivers are most certainly the leading cause of windows troubles. OSX is lucky that it can avoid them for the most part. The signed drivers make sense.

[dandymcgee]

Actual, the mods are pretty easy, haha.

Just the principle, dammit! XD

Totally agree with the arguments of principle.