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Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by thinkzig on Thursday August 06, 2009 @07:49PM (#746709)
"If anything will drive people to Linux, it will be this Registry-centric architecture of Windows."

Wait... what?

This whole article is laying things on a bit thick, but this quote is especially hard to swallow.

The two groups of people that primarily buy Windows are individual consumers, like my dad, and corporate IT decision makers, like my boss.

I can't imagine either man saying to me, "I'd love to stay with Windows but its damn Registry-centric architecture is something I just can't get past. It's sure making Linux look pretty attractive."

There are plenty of legit reasons for choosing or not choosing to use Windows. I have a hard time swallowing that its Registry-centric architecture is high on most people's lists.

Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by tokenadult on Thursday August 06, 2009 @07:53PM (#746714)
But might your dad (or your boss) say that the upgrade to Windows 7 is so troublesome that they might just as well switch to Linux? I've been amazed at how easy a switch to Linux (by other family members) has been in some cases I have observed.
Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by eli on Thursday August 06, 2009 @08:29PM (#746751)
I've gone through some pretty painful Linux upgrades.
Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by wvenable on Thursday August 06, 2009 @07:59PM (#746721)
Switching to Linux is as easy as switching to Windows 7 -- both options require reinstalling your operating system and all your applications.
Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by tptacek on Thursday August 06, 2009 @08:07PM (#746729)
Switching to Win7 doesn't require you to give up all your applications.
Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by TFrancis on Thursday August 06, 2009 @08:07PM (#746728)
Re:Why is there still a registry in Windows 7? by lurkinggrue on Friday August 07, 2009 @02:56PM (#748311)
Can't give up photoshop and windows 7 from XP was a dead easy upgrade.