Windows 7 announcement coming (Updated)

The latest from the Windows 7 Team Blog http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/default.aspx

"I guess the glass is always half empty when it comes to Microsoft." Or 59% empty.

@backup77 "Its an enormous leap in security features alone over XP, not to mention it runs perfectly on older systems." I totally agree with you for home users. For corporate users, XP is perfectly secure. Corporations have put many measures in place to shore up XP security, such as users with limited/no rights to their PC's. Multiple layers of firewall, proxy, and Antimailware protection between XP and what can harm it. Locked down PC's and locked down internet access. I know when we move to Windows 7 these same measures that are in place today will be in place with Windows 7. Its not like we are going to remove our proxy server that locks down internet access, or remove Antimalware from our clients, proxy server, or email servers. We are not going to let users be full Admins on their Windows 7 PC's, or remove the firewalls on our network.

Ocean: "That you, De, and Mike should stop trolling." Why am I trolling again? Perhaps I misunderstand the meaning of the term "trolling". Can you please explain what "trolling" is?

I just joined to get something off my chest and no, I’m not a long time member registering under a different name. First of this seems like a nice place, especially for professionals (I’m in the IT myself for over 21 years) to discuss the topics that this site focuses on. I have a question and hopefully some long time members (but preferable Paul) can answer it. I have seen quite some forums in my life, related to hobbies, computers, graphic design, Ebay, support, you name it. They basically all had one thing in common: moderation. I’ve also been a moderator myself and have also owned a pretty large forum myself so I think it’s fair of me to say that I do have some idea how to run a forum that keeps everybody happy as much as possible. Now I know that this is not a forum, but still, even blog comments require moderation, because we’re still dealing with people and we all want to be treated with respect, right? Please explain to me one thing; why does Paul refuse to moderate this forum or let someone else moderate it? I’ve watched this forum for months and I keep seeing the same trolls stirring up the place, it even stopped me from registering, to one point that I even removed this site of my favourites list. Now call me crazy, but I even wondered if Paul was behind the trolls (to spice up the forum to get more traffic??), because it didn’t make any sense to me for him to allow this disruptive behaviour. I’ve seen a few people that continuously annoy and frustrate others, week after week, month after month, sometimes resulting in the kindest of people showing their darker side out of frustration and just look at the above comments, has anyone any clue how childish some people are behaving? Seriously, does it really have to be like this? And why has none of you ever discussed this problem with Paul or does he simply not care? Isn’t it just a lot more fun to have some great discussions, even if we don’t always agree? However the disruptive behaviour I talk about is of course not about disagreeing with one another, it’s about some people really behaving like a troll and throwing all kind of bait (often off topic) with the one and only purpose to annoy people. Are we mature enough to solve this issue or is the advice that I should go somewhere where respect for one another IS on the priority list?

"He's a troll" "No, YOU'RE a troll" "Sez you" "Sez Wikipedia" "I'm rubber and you're glue..." "I know you are but what am I?" "Terminal/Server is dead. Microsoft rules. Wanna see my Windows tattoo?" "Where's Paul?"

@jddonner, realtestman, lostamystuff. I, for once, thought if Ocean defined what trolling was and realized that he fell under his own definition, that it would stop. Even though I sometimes find enjoyment in the off-topic bickering, I also find it second rate compared to the kind of discussions that could be on the site. I guess in trying to defeat the enemy I became the enemy, as so often happens. I apologize for aiding in lower the tone of this blog.

Time to bring out the ban hammer on robertsjoe and a few others. One of the reasons I sotpped coming to this site for a couple of months was because of these trolls.

"why does Paul refuse to moderate this forum or let someone else moderate it?" Ad clicks and entertainment :)