The difference between free and non-free. Now with pictures!

[monsterstack]

Notifications in Ubuntu:


http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww177/stuffandstuffand/ubuntu_notify.png

Notifications in Windows 7:


http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww177/stuffandstuffand/win7_7068_starter_13.jpg

[Corelogik]

Umm, wheres the pictures?

[monsterstack]

Umm, wheres the pictures?

I guess the image service I was using didn't like external linking. Switched to Photobucket now.

[illurim]

What's your point?

[monsterstack]

The point is some people think there is nothing wrong to make people pay for the privilege of


bool threeAppCap = false;

[bashveank]

Funny, I've seen this one (not exactly, but similar) quite a bit while trying to install 9.04

http://www.overclock.net/attachments/operating-systems/64982d1201855909-installing-linux-ubuntu-error.png

[SunnyRabbiera]

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww177/stuffandstuffand/win7_7068_starter_13.jpg

Soon to be in Win 7 Home edition, to open more then 8 running apps you must pay $300 extra a minute or get Win7 Super maxi extreme warp factor 9 special premium professional ultimate edition for only $6000 for the first hour, $300,0000 for the first week :D

[Polygon]

the vista and windows 7 notification system is very hackish. if you look closely, the shadow for that pop up window is separate from the actual bubble, and as it slowly fades away, when the bubble finally vanishes, the shadow remains for a split second then just vanishes (and does not fade away). The ubuntu one is just better technically IMHO.

[SunnyRabbiera]

the vista and windows 7 notification system is very hackish. if you look closely, the shadow for that pop up window is separate from the actual bubble, and as it slowly fades away, when the bubble finally vanishes, the shadow remains for a split second then just vanishes (and does not fade away). The ubuntu one is just better technically IMHO.

Yeh though the notification system in Jaunty has been in planning phases fro a while, i know they had plans for something like it for hardy but it never came to be.
Who knows how far win7's notification system has been around, I know it wasnt in the alphas though as I have seen the alphas and they looked like Vista.

[markbuntu]

I really don't care for most notifications so I will probably just disable them anyway.

I really don't need to be notified that my automatic internet connection has automatically connected to the internet and other stupid stuff like that.

Maybe if they stuck to really critical stuff like "your cpu is melting" or "your hard drive is on fire" or "someone is changing your wifi router password", stuff you really need to pay immediate attention to.

[collinp]

Soon to be in Win 7 Home edition, to open more then 8 running apps you must pay $300 extra a minute or get Win7 Super maxi extreme warp factor 9 special premium professional ultimate edition for only $6000 for the first hour, $300,0000 for the first week :D

I spy a awesome deal!!!

I have to wonder where the "Windows 7 Super Maximum Extreme Warp Factor 9 Special Premium Professional Ultimate Edition" came from, though. :popcorn:

[starcannon]

I'm waiting for MS Windows X... or would it be MS X Windows? lol

[Redache]

The 3 App Limit is For Windows 7 Starter though?. I can understand why Microsoft are doing it from an Economic Perspective, but from a social perspective I hate the idea.

Basically...Meh.

[lvleph]

The 3 App Limit is For Windows 7 Starter though?. I can understand why Microsoft are doing it from an Economic Perspective, but from a social perspective I hate the idea.

Basically...Meh.

That is ridiculous. They had to put more code in and spend more money, so that they could sell the OS at a lower cost?

[Redache]

That is ridiculous. They had to put more code in and spend more money, so that they could sell the OS at a lower cost?

If they sell 1 Million Copies of Windows Starer Edition for $30 and then had the Option to Upgrade to Home Basic or Home Premium for another $30 they would more than make their money back.

It's also there to try and combat Netbook adoption. People will buy Netbooks with Windows 7 Starter Edition and then complain that they are awful compared to their shiny Windows 7 Home Premium Laptop. It's also another chance to screw over developing countries.

[rpwdh]

I'm waiting for MS Windows X... or would it be MS X Windows? lol

It's already here... my laptop is EX Windows!

:biggrin:

[starcannon]

The 3 App Limit is For Windows 7 Starter though?. I can understand why Microsoft are doing it from an Economic Perspective, but from a social perspective I hate the idea.

Basically...Meh.

Because of the social perspective I can't believe they are doing it for the economic perspective. This sort of cripple-ware approach has never gone over well, and is not generally good for public image and makes marketing even more difficult. I can not wait to see the barrage of Mac advertisements that will certainly ensue on this topic. Should be good for a lol or 3(sorry couldn't resist).

[Redache]

Because of the social perspective I can't believe they are doing it for the economic perspective. This sort of cripple-ware approach has never gone over well, and is not generally good for public image and makes marketing even more difficult. I can not wait to see the barrage of Mac advertisements that will certainly ensue on this topic. Should be good for a lol or 3(sorry couldn't resist).

Microsoft don't seem to pay attention to Public Image any more, One hand seeks to improve it, Ballmer seeks to destroy it.

You'd think they'd curb the Arrogance, but sadly no.

[monsterstack]

That is ridiculous. They had to put more code in and spend more money, so that they could sell the OS at a lower cost?

Well, seeing as


bool threeAppCap = true;

is one character shorter than


bool threeAppCap = false;

50 million lines of code. Let's be conservative and estimate that each line of code has roughly 30 characters each. That makes 1,500,000,000 characters in total. Assuming the Home edition retails for $150, that's ten million characters per dollar, or 100,000 per cent. That would mean each character of source code costs roughly 0.00001 cent. That ought to make the starter edition cost 149.99999 dollars. I think Microsoft are planning on selling it much cheaper than that. A good deal for everybody, then.