Elysian Shadows

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).

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. =/)

Arce wrote: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.

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.

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.

Actual, the mods are pretty easy, haha.

Just the principle, dammit! XD

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.

Arce wrote:Actual, the mods are pretty easy, haha.

Just the principle, dammit! XD

Totally agree with the arguments of principle.