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by Alice O'Connor, Aug 24, 2009 4:15am PDT

Oh, it's all fun and games here at Shacknews. Chris gallivants around QuakeCon, cosying up to id CEOs and superstars. Nick kicks back at BlizzCon to reacquaint himself with his dear friend the wizaaaaaaard and befriend Diablo 3's monk. Even Maarten's in on the fun, hitting up Gamescom to enjoy countless video games in a sophisticated European manner including Borderlands, which he said looked particularly splendid before sucking on a clove cigarillo.

Me? Well, knowing that events are far more work than they might appear to be, I'm secretly a little glad that I end up staffing the office to post the flood of media, even if it does mean I miss out on playing all the fancy pants video games before the hoi polloi.

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By: BingusLargus x Show Full Post

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Gee, biased much?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/7-reasons-to-avoid-windows-7/

Don'y upgrade to Windows 7 because it:

A) Costs money
B) Might not be more secure than XP/Vista
C) Might not be as good as Snow Leopard.

Aug 24, 2009 9:36am PDT

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Gee, biased much? http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/7-reasons-to-avoid-windows-7/ Don'y upgrad... : BingusLargus
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- windows 7 is probably the first system that I am excited about since win 95, most of the other upgrades w... : stgdz
- They also ran a 7 reasons why you should switch just so you know. : ryuuseki
- The only thing that's annoying is how he says windows is expensive and then says snow leopard is a good a... : unsound
- wow....that is an absolutely terrible list of reasons. this came from wired? lol. : nitrus
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  Not biased at all, balanced: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/windows7-seven-reasons/ : Zakko
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    Balance isn't about having the same number of points for and against a particular thing. <godwin>: ... : nudel
    - + fixed the economy - executed six million jews : Schnapple
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  Gee, biased much? http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/windows7-seven-reasons/ Upgrade to Windows... : InfoBiter
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    In both of yours the only valid reason I see is C), wonder how that speaks about your... similarities. : one random winner
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      I was just trying to recreate the OP from the new link : InfoBiter
      
      Shush you, I was just trying to make something out of nothing. : one random winner
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  heh, much much? : haiku
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    heh, heh heh? : felicia
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      yes, yes yes! : vynn
      
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      Yo dawg, : Rotten Deadite
      
      I completely : Ride-My-Rocket
  - You're getting good at these. : abrasion
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  "However, Apple plans to sell its next OS, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, for $30 to current Leopard users." Y... : nudel
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    apparently charge move if you skip updates It's actually the other way around. They've never offered ... : electroly
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      I don't mean more than in the past, I mean if you skip one update you then have to pay extra the next tim... : nudel
      
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      I mean if you skip one update you then have to pay extra the next time you update I'm not sure where y... : electroly
      
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      Not sure why you don't understand my point when you just confirmed it: OS X 10.4 came out 4 years ago.... : nudel
      
      I should point out that I agree that it's silly to compare prices between OSX and Windows, due to the rea... : electroly
      
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      previously, apple have never done a majorly discounted version of OSX for people running the version one ... : Toraz Chryx
      
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      10.1 was $29 as well wasn't it? : vigilante
      
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      i seem to recall it was free : electroly
      
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      Yep, from Wikipedia: Version 10.1 was released on September 25, 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0.
      
      Aug 24, 2009 5:57pm PDT
      
      Yep, from Wikipedia: Version 10.1 was released on September 25, 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0. : ovrlrd
      
      Perhaps, I wasn't using OS X at the time. : vigilante
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      That is because 10.6 is basically a service pack for 10.5. : Crimsonbeak
      
      Not really, but it's definitely more-so than 10.4 to 10.5 is. I think this whole comparison shit is retar... : ovrlrd
  - Most people don't even have a fucking clue what 'DRM' means. Some people still think their MP3s and movie... : avatar_58
- what an atrocious article. when was Wired last relevant again? : Halen
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  I used windows 7 all this weekend and it's great. BUT. After being an os x guy as well for a number of ye... : festivalman
  - I agree. I use both Windows 7 and OS X, and while W7 is the best version of Windows yet, I still think OS... : Serpico74
  - In 2K/XP that was super easy with TweakUI ("X-Mouse"). Wouldn't surprise me if that was removed in Vista ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  - It would bug the hell out of me if the mousewheel functioned the way you say. But I suppose it should be ... : OverloadUT
  - I still think they both have things the other could really use. After many years of being completely dual... : stuka
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  my mind is blown that I may have to do a clean install of windows. : choppp
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    the ONLY way to go really. : ghost hacker
    - signed. : fatman
  - otherwise you would be doing it wrong, yes. : BongSlayerB
  - My mind was blown that Vista didn't allow you to do a clean install from an upgrade unless you knew the m... : Schnapple
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  Costing money does piss me off : johnlocks
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    Thievery FTW! Everything's free when it's stolen, of course, you do have things like jail to worry about... : one random winner
    - ha no linux, if it wasn't for pc games I would never spend money on an os : johnlocks
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  "Don't get Windows 7 because its Windows" I mean really? : Cliffzorz
  - between that an "Snow Leopard is almost here" the author of that article can fuck off how does any of ... : lja83
- I want to get W7 so I can install 8 gigs of ram and rock some gaming. : Navy Spitfire
- you had me at Don'y : mega man
- I love Windows 7. I've been using the RTM since release. : irrerno
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  "Upgrading From Windows XP Requires a Clean Install" ahahahah that's a not a bad thing. : Zombie Vonnegut
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    Yeah upgrading from XP would probably be very bad. I always clean install. Upgrades from even Vista can... : irrerno
    - I have always done clean installs with Windows and expect that I always will. : Serpico74
- Wired is, was and always will be an Apple suck-off publication. : Fred Garvin
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  so for me: A) irrelevant - I get it for free off of the MSDN [Pro version] B) It's windows, it's always... : captfarrell
  - A) You don't get it for free, somebody has to pay for your MSDN subscription, so technically it's not fre... : ovrlrd
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  what a worthless piece of shit article : niceguynick
  - Completely. : Fred Garvin
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  Oh no, an article takes a stance that opposes your own! : cerealSAM2
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    the point, you've missed it. : fr0x
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      "Gee, biased much?" Please, tell me it. : cerealSAM2
      
      lol, read the damn article and if you have even an eighth of a brain you should be able to figure it out : lja83
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  why is it that his conclusion states that if you're running xp or vista you should probably upgrade but i... : lja83
  - what i mean is the conclusion doesn't make sense in the context of the rest of the article, it completely... : lja83

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