Nov 13 2007

True Purpose Behind Top Feature Requests in Windows 7

Posted by Robert

The top wished-for features for Windows 7 were recently leaked to the public which made me think about what the purpose is for some of these requests. Here is what I imagine are the thoughts behind these top feature requests from users:

porn Explorer Toggle Button to quickly Show/Hide Hidden Files or System Files

  • I don’t want to have to name all my folders things like “Grandma’s birthday photos”.

facebook Network/Internet bandwidth monitor

  • Why is facebook so slow?

body massage User needs simple way to identify and obtain driver for UNKNOWN devices displayed in device manager

  • My new USB “body massager” didn’t come with an install CD :(

world of warcraft Add alarm function to the OS Clock

  • I need to be reminded of my next raid in WoW

bored at work Include Pinball into next version of Windows

  • I’M A FINANCIAL ANALYST.

digg Built-in spell checker for Internet Explorer

  • I always get dugg down when I misspell words in my Digg comments

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