Comments on: Microsoft To Cut Standard Applications from Windows 7 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:16:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Votre http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-487406 Votre Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:54:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-487406 I think it's just a logical progression Microsoft is following from when they launched Vista: "Give them less so you can charge them more." I think it’s just a logical progression Microsoft is following from when they launched Vista:

“Give them less so you can charge them more.”

]]> By: iampriteshdesai http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-487223 iampriteshdesai Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:28:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-487223 @ Roman ShaRP: Congrats! I too started using Ubuntu this April! I like it more than Vista. Hope you like it too. I have even started a simple blog on Ubuntu- No Geeky stuff. Hope you like it. Click on my name on the comments section to go there! @ Roman ShaRP:
Congrats!
I too started using Ubuntu this April!
I like it more than Vista. Hope you like it too. I have even started a simple blog on Ubuntu- No Geeky stuff. Hope you like it. Click on my name on the comments section to go there!

]]> By: garbanzo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-487189 garbanzo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:28:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-487189 they probably just expanded the Welcome Center, added a new 50mb pinball game demo, and included a 'clowns and dinosaurs' cursor theme, so they had to make some room on the installation DVD :) they probably just expanded the Welcome Center,
added a new 50mb pinball game demo, and included a ‘clowns and dinosaurs’ cursor theme, so they had to make some room on the installation DVD :)

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-486561 Roman ShaRP Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:45:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-486561 I think they just trying to tie more users to that Live. Not a chance with me. I don't trust MS, and I hope that Ubuntu will be my next home OS. As for OS at office - I never trust MS solutions there, replacing all of them. I think they just trying to tie more users to that Live. Not a chance with me. I don’t trust MS, and I hope that Ubuntu will be my next home OS.

As for OS at office – I never trust MS solutions there, replacing all of them.

]]> By: iampriteshdesai http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-486455 iampriteshdesai Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:50:16 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-486455 How about this for an idea? M$ adds opensource software in Windows 7. Firefox renamed to IE 8 and put in Win &? Dumbed down GIMP for MS Paint? Useing VLC as a backport in for playing video on WMP? Avast in as AV? I know it isn't free Doesn't this idea ROC? How about this for an idea?
M$ adds opensource software in Windows 7.
Firefox renamed to IE 8 and put in Win &?
Dumbed down GIMP for MS Paint?
Useing VLC as a backport in for playing video on WMP?
Avast in as AV? I know it isn’t free
Doesn’t this idea ROC?

]]> By: iampriteshdesai http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-486453 iampriteshdesai Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:47:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-486453 Most users won't bother downloading these apps, however good they might be. Only 20% bothered to download Firefox and it weighs in 7 mb. And Martin if IE 8 isn't there on Windows 7 how the hell am I supposed to download Firefox huh? Its time the anti- incumbency people learnt using internet. Yoy cannot create browser on your own. You require one to download Firefox! Also WMP rules for playing MP3's iTunes sucs. VLC rox for playing videos. Only these 2 are required. Most users won’t bother downloading these apps, however good they might be. Only 20% bothered to download Firefox and it weighs in 7 mb.
And Martin if IE 8 isn’t there on Windows 7 how the hell am I supposed to download Firefox huh? Its time the anti- incumbency people learnt using internet. Yoy cannot create browser on your own. You require one to download Firefox!
Also WMP rules for playing MP3’s iTunes sucs. VLC rox for playing videos. Only these 2 are required.

]]> By: LethAL http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-486411 LethAL Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:49:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-486411 I think it has something to do with the whole monopolistic débacle of bundling WMP with the OS i.e. they decided to 'look good' in the eyes of the EU by 'giving the user more choice'. And money, of course. I bet seven will still require a DVD(-DL) to install, though. Get it on a CD, and I'll be impressed. I think it has something to do with the whole monopolistic débacle of bundling WMP with the OS i.e. they decided to ‘look good’ in the eyes of the EU by ‘giving the user more choice’. And money, of course.

I bet seven will still require a DVD(-DL) to install, though. Get it on a CD, and I’ll be impressed.

]]> By: John http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/microsoft-to-cut-standard-applications-from-windows-7/#comment-486349 John Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:01:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7177#comment-486349 "If only they would decouple Windows Media Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer from the system as well." Is it really even possible to detach these from the operating system? I suppose it would be more likely to happen with WMP, but IE still has one function: downloading Firefox. “If only they would decouple Windows Media Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer from the system as well.”

Is it really even possible to detach these from the operating system? I suppose it would be more likely to happen with WMP, but IE still has one function: downloading Firefox.

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