Jessica Mintz wrote an interesting story that she's calling Behind The Scenes With Windows 7. She tells us that:
"• Back story: Microsoft couldn't initially figure out why people were spending so much time resizing windows and dragging them around. It turned out that users were trying to give themselves a side-by-side view of documents for easy comparison."
I think it's great that Jessica was able to get the behind the scenes scoop on what made Microsoft tick when they crafted Windows 7, but did it occur to Microsoft that it would be nice if they could figure out why people spend so much time (and money) battling viruses, phishing, and spyware. Did it occur to Jessica to ask? What she wrote reads more like an ad for Windows 7 than news.
In any case, you can bet that once Windows 7 rolls out, it'll be exactly like every version before it in one way: It'll be a dog to manage, it'll nag you to re-start your system after nearly every update, and those updates will be frequent.
One thing Microsoft has figured out: When they release a "fix", and call it a new version, people will pay for it.
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