Microsoft seems to have lost its sheen. With their new Windows 7 OS platform it is earning more criticism than customer appreciation.
Windows 7 platform needs at least 2GB RAM and heft hardware requirements to run smoothly. With their every product release, the system requirements need to be upgraded.
Unlike Macintosh, Windows platform is more prone to malicious attacks and has a tendency of hanging a lot often.
Switching between programs, recording and accessing other media rich applications is fun in Windows 7 but the end users cannot afford the hefty costs of hardware and networking upgrades.
In fact Windows 7 OS platform does not auto recognizes parallel port printers and scanners. In a bid to provide more frequent product updates, Microsoft is slowly moving away from the mantra of customer centricity.
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