Several reasons for Windows 7 to subvert the Vista system

Windows 7 Beta debuted with great success, and many media and commentators gave it a positive rating. Due to the extremely enthusiastic user downloads, Microsoft even delayed the download deadline. A product that is still only in the test period is so sought after, which is extremely unusual. Windows 7 is developed on the Longhorn architecture just like the previously criticized Vista. It is the same as Microsoft's "6" family products. What is the reason for the difference between the two? It is "subversion". Although Windows 7 and Vista are based on the same kernel development, although the two have a deep blood relationship, Windows 7 has finally become the most qualified successor of Windows XP by subverting the main features of Vista. !

User Interface: Don't be fancy for practical use

When Vista came out two years ago, the cool Flip 3D effect, the eye-catching Aero effect, left most users with "ornate" Deep impression. But behind the gorgeous, Vista did not bring substantial functional improvements to people, and most corporate customers and ordinary users still adhere to the "simple" Windows XP. & ldquo; gorgeous & rdquo; change the taste for "fancy".

Under Vista, Flip 3D effects, in addition to showing off hardware configuration, are not as useful as traditional previews. Windows 7 subverts Vista's "only" beauty design, regaining the tradition of practical supremacy. For example, the highly acclaimed new taskbar is no more gorgeous than Vista, but has more than 10 features added, similar to: group window preview, program access history and favorites (Jump List), quick start mode and program button Integration, you can drag the icon position on the taskbar, program button and progress bar function, etc., is not a unique design.

Vista's Flip 3D is more for presentation than for everyday applications.

Aero effects on Vista are of no practical value except for the transparency of the window and start menu. The new Aero effects of Windows 7 focus on solving the user experience. For example, Aero Peek allows users to browse the desktop without previewing the current window, or preview the zoomed effect before zooming the window; Aero Snaps and Aero Shake add a variety of window alignment and resizing. The mouse or shortcut operation mode greatly facilitates the user experience in a multi-window environment.

In addition, even if there is not enough hardware support, the new taskbar can still play most of the functions, the latter two of the three new Aero effects are still valid, not like Vista, lack of hardware support immediately “ Everyone is stunned.

Users can view all the windows through the AeroPeek function by moving the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen.

Human interaction: Be simple and not cumbersome

Under Vista, if users want to switch between multiple display devices, you need to click at least four mouse clicks to open two dialog boxes. In Windows 7, all your work is to press the key combination. “Trouble” is a consistent impression of Vista's human-computer interaction capabilities, and Windows 7 is completely subverting this impression.

In Windows 7, switching display devices is no longer cumbersome

Inserting a smartphone into a computer with Vista, in extreme cases it may be recognized as four devices: a mobile phone , a mobile hard drive, a camera plus an MP3 player, you have to interact with the device four times. In Windows 7, all you have to do is wait for "Device Stage" to pop up automatically. You only need to complete human-computer interaction in this unified interface, such as copying data, synchronizing information, upgrading firmware, and so on.

“Equipment Desk" provides a simple and intuitive interactive platform for users

The biggest disruption of Vista in Windows 7 in terms of human-computer interaction is "Operation Center". In Vista, users have to face a variety of system prompts, and they have different sources, such as problem reports, update information, Defender, anti-virus software, UAC control, system restore, etc., users have to spend a lot of energy Open different programs or services to handle. “Operation Center” provides users with a unified interactive interface. On Windows 7, users only need to interact with “Operation Center” to view, process and set the prompt information in a unified interface. it goes without saying.

Web Application: Don't be closed.

The purpose of the Web2.0 network era is to open, collaborate and share, but Vista still embodies the characteristics of "closed", Web2. The application paradigms of the 0 era, such as Blog, Wiki, SaaS, etc., are not reflected on Vista. A typical example: whether it is IE, start menu or normal window, enter keywords in the “Search” column, Vista will always It is to call Microsoft's Live Search engine to search —— as for the quality of Live Search, don't mention it.

Windows 7 has finally begun to subvert, in one of Microsoft's most stubborn areas. A typical example of a subversive action is the Federated Search feature. Simply put, this feature allows users to perform web search, but unlike the traditional search mode that only calls a single search engine mechanism, it uses a variety of search mode integration modes, so it is called "joint" search, and is open source, ie Allow any user to create their own "search connectors" for remote search. For example, you can use IE to search for Flickr or Twitter on the desktop.

“Open”In the new "Play To" function in Media Player 12, you can control any player on the network (if permissions allow); "Open" is reflected in Windows 7 fully supports Internet printing services; "open" is also reflected in the "media center" to start supporting Internet TV.

Technical style: Do not plagiarize for the first time

At the beginning of Vista's release, the first impression of many users is that Windows once again “draws” the style of Apple MacOS. And Windows 7 has finally subverted the "plagiarism" impression that Windows has left over the years. Anyone who has used the Windows 7 taskbar has to admit that it has surpassed the Mac OS "Dock" effect, and it really belongs to Microsoft's original style.

In addition to the taskbar, another technology that belongs to Windows is WinFS, and its specific application on Windows 7 is "Library" (Libraries). Behind this inconspicuous icon on the Start menu, subversion is the folder mode that hasn't changed over the years: from physical folders to virtual folders. Specifically, users can easily add any files or folders on the local, mobile device, or network to the library. Note that not all files stored in the "copy", "library" The index of the folder is only. In this way, the application "virtual folder" mode"library" provides users with a unified and fast file access and management method, which is another pioneering technology worthy of Mac OS users.

In addition, Windows 7 is the first of its kind: the desktop operating system supports multi-touch technology, the “family group” concept, and the “devices” mentioned above. Note that special optimizations for netbooks, such as reduced hardware support and energy requirements, are also a highlight of Windows 7's disruption of Vista and traditional Windows development models.

& ldquo; Microsoft is only 18 months away from bankruptcy. Former Microsoft CEO Bill · Gates has issued a warning. Microsoft, which is based on the operating system, is clearly aware that Windows 7 does not “betray” Vista, and does not subvert practices and concepts that have proven to be failures. The next one that is subverted is likely to be itself.