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Comments on: Windows 7 beta gets a mascot

There's a reason Microsoft chose the specific fish it did for the desktop wallpaper in this version of Windows 7.

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by January 13, 2009 9:03 AM PST: "I'm know fish expert" or "I'm no fish expert"?; Like this Reply to this comment

by dragonbite January 13, 2009 9:17 AM PST

I expect to find a wallpaper with the same fish, but floating upside-down ;)

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by isaacfarache November 5, 2009 8:42 AM PST: Photoshop it!; Like this


by Vegaman_Dan January 13, 2009 9:25 AM PST: Such lonely lives for those fish. You see them for sale in cups of water at stores. Beautiful and needing no aeration beyond just clean water.

I do admit using one in the wallpaper is clever. I wonder how it slipped by Microsoft's final checklist to make it into the build. :); Like this Reply to this comment


by oce.net January 13, 2009 9:28 AM PST: They have a pet betta fish in one of the local offices. When I first saw it- it very much appeared to be dead. I was assured later on that it wasn't- that was just something they did. The fact that it continues to be out in its fish bowl to this day implies that they're correct- and thus a dead looking betta fish is hardly a dead fish at all.

Fun stuff!; Like this Reply to this comment


by bbabadu January 13, 2009 9:31 AM PST: Slow news day eh Ina?; Like this Reply to this comment

by The_happy_switcher January 13, 2009 9:31 AM PST

And if you don't feed it lots of antivirus, antispyware, antimalware software it goes belly up in a matter of minutes like most infected windows machines.

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by oce.net January 13, 2009 9:37 AM PST: Yes- if the Windows box is already infected- its probably going to have issues. Very odd statement of yours. Also- most Windows machines- especially post Vista SP1 can handle themselves perfectly well.; Like this


by The_happy_switcher January 13, 2009 9:49 AM PST: "Very odd statement of yours. " I think in some cultures the statement would be construed as a joke.; Like this


by shellcodes_coder January 13, 2009 9:50 AM PST: Look at this CrApple moron, he has nothing to do with iCrap but just watch and edit movies. Why are CrApple fans all ignorant?; Like this


by Kev_Orng January 13, 2009 10:09 AM PST: @shellcodes. Why are those who assume all Apple users are ignorant, more likely to use terms like CrApple and Fanboy? Because they're children, that's why.

Windows users behave no better than Mac users when OS debates spring up. In fact, they often behave worse - they are the first to call someone a childish name. A Mac user says Windows has X problem (accurate or not), and the Windows user calls the Mac User an ignorant fanboy. You call this intelligent discourse?; Like this


by Mr. Dee January 13, 2009 10:11 AM PST: Steve Jobs told people like you at Macworld 1997 to go get a life.; Like this


by Seaspray0 January 13, 2009 3:32 PM PST: @applerocks. Brought to you by the guy who flamed windows 7 on the day it came out without even trying it. What a TROLL.; Like this


by The_happy_switcher January 13, 2009 4:26 PM PST: When Microsoft puts out an OS that doesn't require the computer to wear an antivirus, antispyware condom 24/7 give me a ring.

[CNET editors' note: Offensive content deleted.]; Like this


by D3vildog699 January 13, 2009 7:06 PM PST: Applerocks:

Name calling.. wow.... congrats your at the regular mac user maturity; Like this

by n0cturne74 January 13, 2009 9:33 AM PST

notice in the system tray that the network adapter has a red "x" on it. Funny, I have the same thing on mine because the stupid beta version can't find my network adapter. Goooo MS!

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by fortyonejb January 13, 2009 9:38 AM PST: a beta version of an operating system that has bugs, or God forbid, not every driver? oh the horror!!

please leave your FUD at the door, we don't want it from microsoft and we don't want it from you.; Like this


by ausernamenoonehaschosen January 13, 2009 9:47 AM PST: No, but this is a rather large problem for something getting so much hype for being so rock solid right now.; Like this


by bbabadu January 13, 2009 12:05 PM PST: Try plugging in an ethernet cable, get online, and get Windows updates, it found the wireless driver and solved the problem for me.; Like this


by tm_anon January 13, 2009 2:11 PM PST: Ubuntu does the same thing. Once you update the drivers with a wired connection, the wireless works 99.95% of the time. I don't say 100% because it might lose connection while I'm asleep and I just don't know about it.; Like this


by wolivere January 13, 2009 4:23 PM PST: The X is on the Flag is it for that or is it about installing a AV program?; Like this

by Kev_Orng January 13, 2009 9:39 AM PST

1. I thought it was going to be a puffer fish.
A betta doesn't seem like a good mascot. Makes me wonder what's going to happen when you try to connect it to a network; we know how bettas feel about their brethren.

2. Charles Dickens also got paid for each post, so you're in good company.

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by dragonbite January 13, 2009 9:52 AM PST: As for networking, you know what male Beta fish do when they are put in the same tank?!!

(hint: only one of them gets out alive!); Like this


by linuxgeek90 January 13, 2009 9:59 AM PST: Brilliant!; Like this Reply to this comment

by nappyjim January 13, 2009 10:11 AM PST

The red x is located on the 'Action Center" icon. This does not mean its a network card issue. It could mean something as simple as, "you don't have automatic updates turned on".

If your gonna make comments and bad mouth a BETA, at least know what your talking about.

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by tm_anon January 13, 2009 2:43 PM PST: You may want to read the comment you're critiqueing a bit more carefully. He mentioned having the beta which gives the reason he saw the same exact problem as on his own. He wasn't badmouthing anything, just pointing out a flaw which was obvious to him as it shows exactly the same in the photo displayed in the article.; Like this


by wolivere January 13, 2009 4:24 PM PST: tm_anon

How do you know its the same problem? It's in the action center. Its an assumption, not a conclusion; Like this


by nappyjim January 13, 2009 10:12 AM PST: The red x is located on the 'Action Center" icon. This does not mean its a network card issue. It could mean something as simple as, "you don't have automatic updates turned on".

If your gonna make comments and bad mouth a BETA, at least know what your talking about.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Inconnux January 13, 2009 10:17 AM PST: I had a betta fish once... I named it 'alpha' :); Like this Reply to this comment


by Cube Over January 13, 2009 10:20 AM PST: pretty fishy stuff!; Like this Reply to this comment


by PammyLZ January 13, 2009 11:08 AM PST: I kept bettas for awhile. If you put them in a 5 gallon tank, with a small filter and a heater, the betta will come alive. Swimming crazy-happy, investigating everything, and wiggles with happiness when it's food time. It kills me to see them in unfiltered, unheated bowls.. or worse: a plant vase. I like the desktop picture shown above because the little guy looks like he's in a very big tank! :) Someone at microsoft knows how to take care of a betta fish.

And so far, Windows 7 has been working great for me on all my computers. I installed it on my dad's desktop, and there were issues with the networking. But installing a vista driver fixed the issue. Although there is still no love for the Creative sound cards.; Like this Reply to this comment


by BrandonLive January 13, 2009 11:52 AM PST: Nobody bothered to count the bubbles? :); Like this Reply to this comment


by D3vildog699 January 13, 2009 7:04 PM PST: SAH--WEET a Fish!!!; Like this Reply to this comment


by sunder1990 January 14, 2009 1:02 AM PST: there seems to problem even when Win7 deals with its cousin Vista. read it at http://techfreakindia.blogspot.com; Like this Reply to this comment


by Neo Con January 14, 2009 8:53 AM PST: doveryai, no proveryai...

Yes, it was used by journalist Damon Runyon, but it's not really an "old journalism adage," at least not one that modern journalists currently subscribe to. Today, it's more along the lines of R = liar, D = messiah.

Anyway, "trust but verify" was popularized in the 20th century by Ronald Reagan, who used it almost every time he met with Mikhail Gorbachev, and frequently in discussions of the Soviet Union.

Just thought I'd interject a little fun factoid. :); Like this Reply to this comment


by Ciofey January 17, 2009 12:54 AM PST: So let me get this straight: The Windows 7 mascot is a fish that does not play well with other fishes, and dies within a few months?; Like this Reply to this comment


by vishnu--2008 February 13, 2009 11:16 PM PST: Installed Windows 7 on an asus eee and it says windows can't find a driver for the network adapter. plugged in an ethernet cable and same thing. so how do i get this driver adapter if i can't get online? and if i do get it, will it automatically be installed or what will i have to do?
apple person tryyyyyying to work with windows; Like this Reply to this comment

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