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Industry analysts say much of what is good about Window's 7 is due to the many flaws in Vista. |
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For all the under-the-hood changes from Vista's predecessor -- Windows XP -- Vista failed to deliver a package that computer users could truly love. |
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The operating system was fraught with problems from its launch and many computer owners shunned the product altogether, preferring to stick with XP until something better came along. |
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A minority began to take a serious look at some of Microsoft's competitors, and Apple in particular was beginning to make a strong showing in the market. |
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業界分析師指出，Windows 7 的許多優點都源自 Vista 的諸多缺點。Vista 雖然較前作 Windows XP 做出了大幅改變，但卻無法完成讓電腦使用者真正喜愛的套件。這套作業系統從一上市就問題多多，許多電腦使用者連碰都不碰，並繼續使用 XP，打算等到有更好的產品出現再說。少數人則開始認真考慮改用微軟競爭對手的產品，蘋果尤其開始出現強勁的市場表現。 |
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When it came time to create Windows 7, Microsoft decided to go to some of its harshest critics, computer manufacturers, to figure out what needed fixing. |
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It was a major philosophical shift for the software maker. |
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為了開發 Windows 7，微軟決定向最不留情面的批評者──也就是電腦製造商──尋求建議，以了解究竟有哪些問題必須改善。對微軟而言，這是一次深思熟慮的心態轉變。 |
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"Until Vista, Microsoft was fully thinking on their own and implementing their own ideas and then releasing it," said Acer vice president Gianpiero Morbello. |
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「在推出 Vista 之前，微軟完全我行我素，開發軟體都只依照自己的想法，然後就直接推出上市，」宏碁副總裁吉安皮羅．莫爾貝羅表示。 |
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Microsoft shared early plans for Windows 7 with computer makers, seeking their input, while Microsoft's software engineers worked closely with hardware makers to address problems that existed in previous versions of the operating system. |
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The change of direction seems to have paid off, with early reviews of Windows 7 being generally positive. |
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微軟向電腦製造商分享了 Windows 7 的初期計畫，尋求他們的意見，同時微軟的軟體工程師也和硬體製造商密切合作，以解決舊版作業系統的問題。這次的轉變似乎有了代價。Windows 7 的初期評論大致上都是正面的。 |
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Windows 7 may not look that different from Vista on first glance, because many of the changes are below the surface. |
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According to early reports, the new operating system runs faster, has fewer hardware compatibility issues and is easier to navigate than its predecessor. |
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Windows 7 乍看之下也許和 Vista 差異不大，原因是許多改變都隱藏在表面下。根據初期的報導，這套新作業系統運作速度較快，硬體相容問題較少，也比前作容易操作。 |
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