{"id":19845,"date":"2011-01-26T12:13:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T17:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=19845"},"modified":"2011-01-26T12:13:55","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T17:13:55","slug":"dodge-retort-is-windows-7-more-reliable-than-its-predecessors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/dodge-retort-is-windows-7-more-reliable-than-its-predecessors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Retort: Is Windows 7 more reliable than its predecessors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/dodge-retort-is-windows-7-more-reliable-than-its-predecessors\/\" show_faces=\"false\" width=\"450\"><\/fb:like><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>Is Windows 7 really that much better from previous versions\u2026or that much more reliable?<\/p>\n<p>I am beginning to think not all that much given huge expectations for Win7. After using it for 18 months, my question is a fair one. Microsoft can probably show myriad stats to prove that it is, but there\u2019s no substitute for personal experience over the long term.<\/p>\n<p>I raise the question because I\u2019ve encountered crashes on the three computers I have that run Win7. I\u2019ve gotten the blue screen of death a few times on my Windows 7 netbook and at least once on my spanking new desktop.<\/p>\n<p>And while Win7 is probably not responsible, I\u2019ve encountered frequent problems with Flash and Shockwave on my Win7 notebook. Regardless of fault, it adds up to a perception that  Win7 is going to give me problems from time to time \u2014 granted, less often than with XP. But Win7 has not made all the Windows stability problems go away.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Win7 is not as big a leap as the rosy reviews in 2008 and the first half of 2009 suggest. There are improvements such as the ability to move between apps more quickly. It starts up and shuts much faster for sure. But as time passes, will more problems emerge? It\u2019s an important question now because many forecast that businesses will be heavily moving to Win7 in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/netbooks\/is-windows-7-more-reliable-than-its-predecessors\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>Is Windows 7 really that much better from previous versions\u2026or that much more reliable?<\/p>\n<p>I am beginning to think not all that much given huge expectations for Win7. After using it for 18 months, my question is a fair one. 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