• fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      That’s the thing… 7 is Vista. Just with a new UI.

      Windows 2000 is XP. XP just has a new interface. 7 and XP are for consumers. 2000 and Vista are more like server editions (even the pro versions.)

      Vista has Aero but also the classic server(windows NT/2000) UI. Even modern server versions have essentially the same classic control panels. And server versions don’t have all the extra bullshit(7 wasn’t so bad yet, but 10 and 11 are). That’s why I prefer to run Windows server as my desktop.

      What made Vista/7 great were the under the hood(kernel) improvements, particularly to the threading model. They made safe handling non-negotiable. This retroactively fixed countless programs and improved overall system stability significantly.

      There’s really no other major differences between Vista and 7 besides aesthetics(the shell.)

    • Kyden Fumofly@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Win98 good

      Windows 2000 bad

      WindowsXP good

      Vista bad

      Win7 good (maybe peak)

      Win8 bad

      Win10 OK?

      Win11 bad