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Windows 7…the Vista (and XP) Killer…
I will spare the bashing of Vista. Suffice to say it was released too early, on underpowered hardware, and with the press looking for blood. 2+ years later and we are looking at the next release of Windows…Windows 7.
I have been testing Windows 7 for several months now and the result of my testing is that I have converted my primary business PC over to Windows 7 for 100% of my work. It is faster than Vista (and feels faster than XP at some things), more stable than either Vista or XP, and gosh-darn prettier than any previous version of Windows. This is the version of Windows that people will actually *want* to run, not just because they have to, but because they really want to take advantage of the features.
Details on all the features can be found on Paul Thurrot’s great Windows site.
Nobody knows for sure when this latest release of Windows will ship, well, nobody outside of Microsoft. Based on what I have read and my experiences so far, it’s ready now. Windows 7 is in better shape now, in beta, than either Vista or XP was when they where released as shipping products.
Most rumors indicate a late Q3 early Q4 ship date to capitalize on the 2009 holiday season.