{"id":11621,"date":"2009-09-11T09:41:08","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T14:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=11621"},"modified":"2009-09-11T09:41:08","modified_gmt":"2009-09-11T14:41:08","slug":"bits-from-bill-4-reasons-why-win7-is-10x-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bits-from-bill-4-reasons-why-win7-is-10x-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits from Bill: 4 Reasons Why Win7 is 10x Better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/billpwp.jpg\" alt=\"billpwp\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Bill Pytlovany<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that I\u2019ve never been a fan of Windows Vista. I really wanted to love it but even as a designated Microsoft MVP I couldn\u2019t drink the kool-aid nor did I promote Vista to family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>So, what makes Windows 7 so much better that I\u2019ve changed my tune? I\u2019m still happy with Windows XP but I am encouraging folks to invest their money and time to upgrade to Win7. I\u2019ve put together four reasons that may not be secret but you may not hear a lot about due to their technical nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MultiCore Processing<\/strong>    <br \/>When Microsoft designed Vista they saw a future in 64 bit machines. It was a reasonable assumption but they were a little ahead of the times. While x64 CPU\u2019s are gaining in popularity the technology of cheap multiple core processors still dominates the market. MultiCore processors give you the power of multiple CPU\u2019s within a single chip. Windows 7 doubles the number of your CPU\u2019s.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/3SecretReasonsWhyWindowsis10TimesBetter_FD01\/trafficcop.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px\" title=\"trafficcop\" border=\"0\" alt=\"trafficcop\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billp.com\/blog\/images\/3SecretReasonsWhyWindowsis10TimesBetter_FD01\/trafficcop_thumb.gif\" width=\"153\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In any modern OS there is a system that schedules which programs or processes run when and at what priority. It\u2019s like a traffic cop inside your computer. Vista was optimized to easily handle 64 bit operations. Its traffic cop was trained to expect a lot of big Cadillac&#8217;s and SUV\u2019s to be using the data road.   <\/p>\n<p>The Windows 7 traffic cop understands that multiple core CPUs are still popular so it\u2019s still ready for the SUV\u2019s but knows in between there will be a lot of Sport cars, Smart Cars and even Motorcycles on the data roads.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a dual-core, quad-core CPU you will be thrilled with the increased performance. 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