Microsoft’s limited distribution of the Windows 7 release candidate on April 30 — followed by its more widespread release a week later — has triggered a firestorm of opinions, comments, critiques and compliments. As usual, the commenters can be generally divided into two camps: Windows haters and Windows fans. On the whole, though, the RC has received a considerable amount of praise, even from some Mac users. However, security — always an issue with Microsoft — could be a problem.
The Good, Bad and Ugly Bits of Windows 7 RC
Posted by: Richard Adhikari May 8, 2009 11:52 AMMicrosoft’s limited distribution of the Windows 7 release candidate on April 30 — followed by its more widespread release a week later — has triggered a firestorm of opinions, comments, critiques and compliments. As usual, the commenters can be generally divided into two camps: Windows haters and Windows fans. On the whole, though, the RC has received a considerable amount of praise, even from some Mac users. However, security — always an issue with Microsoft — could be a problem.