Why is Windows 7 so useless?
Actually, I did feel that there are some improvement in Windows 7 like the Programs Uninstall, maybe even the set folders- documents, pictures, videos and music. However, I just do not get why something as simple as playing a video works perfectly fine, in XP 32-bit, but is a nightmare in Windows 7 64-bit.
Using the same piece of software, updated drivers in both cases, I cannot get a 1080p video with subs (MKV AVC FLAC) to play properly in Windows 7. The times that I could, the CPU usage was almost double than that in Win XP 32-bit.
Who is to blame ? Nvidia? Microsoft? Codec developers?
I know that machines from 2003 -2004 are capable of playing most 720p video, can go up to 2GB of RAM and really have no need to be replaced with the new quad core machines. It is true that more data through-output is making the requirements of modern machines higher and higher, but really 95% of users will never need or ever use their computer's full capacity.
Rare exceptions would be gaming or 1080p video, if you have a screen to display that quality.
My point in all this :
Increased storage has little benefits unless you are doing a lot of video or photography. Tons of musics which you haven't paid for is passé
Faster CPUs will not improve the performance or productivity when an operating system gets bogged down with peripheral crap
Talk about protecting the environment also means reusing, maintaining older technology. Had the 486 DX-2 100MHz ( or something like that) been the limit until recently, I am sure programmers, and users would have continued to develop within their limits. Some new CPUs and Video cards take tremendous amounts of energy, 200W and more, making me think how much the technological exhibitionism has moved from weapons to cars to computers. Now the exhibitionism is on disposable devices like mobile telephones.
Airplanes, boats, computers etc have all been developed with CAD before the late 1990s with very good results. Faster systems mean more elaborate designs, but from my experience, the tools cannot substitute good design which is most often done on paper.
Looks like I will go back to Windows XP until Windows 7 is out of on the market beta...
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