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12/28/2008

Flip Ultra Contest Update - Comment in This Post

Our team apologies for the forum issues, as the mail server was having problems sending out activation emails. Fortunately, we have decided to extend the contest until 11:59pm, December 31st. To enter, just leave a comment in this post on whether or not you'll be upgrading to Windows 7, and why.

For those who successfully commented in the forum, please leave a comment here as well. The winner will be randomly drawn using random.org, based on the comment number -- above your username. If you were having problems registering at our forums previously, it should now be fixed -- register here.

Just to recap, we have many more contests lined up to kickoff 2009, including a Lenovo laptop, Star Trek messenger bag, and a host of other gadgets.

This entry was posted on 12/28/2008 00:00am and is filed under Contests, Digital Camcorder .
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Posted at 12/28/2008 00:28am by hattrick11
I may not upgrade because XP does what I need it to do.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 00:47am by nickd916
Yes, I will. I didnt have a problem with Vista. I liked it. I'm downloading Windows 7 beta right now!
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Posted at 12/28/2008 00:57am by heavyccasey
Definitely! The features look awesome! I'm especially excited about the new taskbar. My notification area/system tray has been a mess lately, I'm looking forward to be able to organize it. Aero Peek looks great. The only problem I have with the lack of labels on the taskbar buttons. Windows 7 only shows the icons... that's a really bad idea in my opinion. Why should I have to move my mouse over it to see what window it is? Sure, it /looks/ great, but I'll take utility over looks. I hope there's a way to re-enable the labels. I'll probably upgrade when applications start becoming compatible with Windows 7.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 01:47am by theoleosallen
I won't be upgrading to Windows 7, I don't feel Microsoft made any major improvements. They need to step their game up.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 02:28am by lilmoder
I may also not upgrade to 7. XP does everything I need, also with super-low memory usage (TinyXP). The only thing from all that new stuff I care may be is the taskbar. But I'm pretty sure that I can get that on XP with some app. The most likely I will stay with XP.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 02:56am by inuman
Just tested 7 Beta and I'm not impressed. I don't know about others but if this is the future of windows, I guess I'll stick with XP, with Vista skin on it :) Have a Happy New Year you all!
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Posted at 12/28/2008 03:13am by cenourinha
I've been using several operative systems Win 98, Win 2000, Win me, Win XP, Win Vista, some of the Win 7 alpha releases, severall linux distribuctions, macOSx and others. Windows 7 seems to be another Windows Vista with some eye-candy features. Nothing new for improve the security, the system perfomance, etc. I will upgrade to Win 7 cause i need to have machines with recent Operative Systems, but i whould prefer not to.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 04:03am by schauhan17
Gonna use an old computer with enough memory to test out windows 7. Vista sucked monkey balls, so I hope they return to a XP-like OS.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 04:08am by cbetta
Running Mac OS X now but thinking of at least giving it a look!
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Posted at 12/28/2008 07:06am by bill@jrl.org
Yes, I will, after the first ServicePac. I need an excuse to delete all those old applications and data that are crufting up my computer. And Oh ya, buy a new computer.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 08:16am by face
i wont be upgrading because i use Mac
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Posted at 12/28/2008 09:26am by Stratton99
I will, so long as has better software compatibility and stability than vista. Plus, reduce the system requirements (an OS should not require more resources than the software). However, I would imagine that we are far enough beyond XP (timewise) that the upgrade will be necessary at some point.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 11:17am by niarfu
I will be upgrading, under the assumption that every other operating system microsoft makes is crap. windows 98 sp2, great; windows millennium, crap. windows xp, ugly theme, but good; windows vista, all sorts of networking bugs, explorer freezes, etc: crap.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 11:54am by pawl
I will definitely upgrade since most of the Vista bugs are supposed to be worked out. XP is getting too old and Windows 7 can replace it as long as it is stable and isn't as much of a resource hog as Vista.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 12:56pm by tailortrik
NO WAY I am mac guy in and out. OSX on my EEE. its the only way to go. Never trusted windows, never will. Last time I fixed my computer, all i had to do was trash every file that said Microsoft and I was good as new.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 2:10pm by xdoylex26
Hopefully it runs faster than and more efficient than Vista, if so, definitely yes.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 3:04pm by kameOVER
I won't be upgrading, because I'm a poor college student.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 3:17pm by NateJack
I own a Mac with XP on bootcamp so I'll probably be upgrading when it comes out. I might even try the beta later this week.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 4:17pm by antoinebugleboy
Aoooooga! Aooooooga!
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Posted at 12/28/2008 10:57pm by csburdick
I probably will, mostly to get away from Vista. I've gotten used to the (minimal) extra features, but I can't stand how clunky and resource-heavy it is. Hopefully 7 fixes that, but I really wish they would fix Vista instead of ignoring it completely.
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Posted at 12/28/2008 11:44pm by bck
I've been using the Windows 7 beta for a couple of days on my MacBook Pro, just to see if it would make me want to switch back - honestly, it's the closest MS have come to making me want to return to Windows. I really think that's because it's starting to act more Mac-like though. The new taskbar is a prime example of this: it is very similar to the dock.
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Posted at 12/29/2008 01:44am by koustik kill
Im downloading the windows seven beta 1 build 7000 tomorrow, looks great but does it improove o the graphics memory where vista fell?
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Posted at 12/29/2008 07:20am by jnadal
I'm using ubuntu but i will try the final product.
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Posted at 12/29/2008 2:15pm by
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I won't be "upgrading" to Windows 7. I am not insane.
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Posted at 12/29/2008 3:24pm by HerBDerb
I won't be upgrading per say, but I will certainly have a dual-boot system with XP and 7. I would most likely only be using 7 so for it's DX10 capabilities, granted Vista can do the same, but 7 seems to be slightly better than Vista although not by much. But for everything else I'll stick to my trusty good ol' XP. BTW, my Windows 7 beta (build 7000) torrent just finished while I typed this.
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