While Windows 7 is widely expected to be slimmer and more functional than Windows Vista, Iolo Technologies claims the new OS takes longer to boot than its predecessor.
The company sells PC tune-up software and said that its lab unit was disappointed with the new operating system's performance. Windows 7 took 1 minute 34 seconds to become usable on a new machine as compared to a minute 6 seconds with Vista. The difference could be a deal breaker in netbooks, where boot times can severly hinder or augment a the user experience.
Iolo's main criterion was that the OS be fully usable to be considered booted, "with CPU cycles no longer significantly high and a true idle state achieved".
CNet News has corroborated those results, leading to a murmur of worry among those anticipating the new OS. Microsoft has not yet commented on the findings, but if the past is any clue, it should come forward in self-defense soon.
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