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Re:The State of Version Control: an Infographic by jerf on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @10:48AM (#2301272)
I don't do Windows (not necessarily by ideology, I just don't do it anywhere I'd learn about IT issues), so this is an honest question: Assuming a decent IT policy that closes off the worst of the security issues in other ways, and which won't change even if you upgrade, and assuming you're not a Windows development shop, what is the big business advantage of moving your company from XP to Windows 7?
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Re:The State of Version Control: an Infographic by kenjackson on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @12:23PM (#2301700)
1) System stability. If your video driver dies on XP, hello crash. On Win7 you see your screen go blank for about a 1/4 of a second and then redraws itself, back in business.

2) If you work remotely, RDP is way better. I've even streamed video over RDP and forgot that I was streaming it from a remotely located computer.

3) If using SSDs Win7 will have better perf and longer lifetime.

4) Virtual folders.

But I would say that if your machines are completely locked down, for example all XP machines are not on the internet, just some closed internal network, then I think XP might be doable. Once you touch the internet though, all bets off.

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Re:The State of Version Control: an Infographic by joe_bleau on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @10:57AM (#2301313)
We've had to wait longer for cheap computers from places like Dell if ordered with XP than with win7. If you're in a hurry and just need a basic desktop for someone, it's something to consider. At least that's how we ended up with a mix of 2k, XP, and win7.
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Re:The State of Version Control: an Infographic by winthrowe on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @11:55AM (#2301565)
IMO, Laptops. Supporting XP on recent laptops is an exercise in frustration due to drivers, and in my situation is compounded by the lack of standardization on a small number of models.
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Re:The State of Version Control: an Infographic by arctangent on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @01:29PM (#2301992)
At my day job we're making the move from XP to Windows 7 because the large number of cumulative patches to XP have, over time, caused all of the machines to run really really slow. Our ICT department has a really cute name for this OS upgrade project: "CPR" (for "Client Platform Refresh").
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