Windows 7... A Toast to Microsoft.

Although I am not quite over the fact that they sold me on half of my Client Workstations for Vista, I had to buy into the hype for Windows 7 and have a go.

Remarkably, the results are not as un-satisfying as I originally thought.

Traditionally, Microsoft has had a long line of Winners and Losers, two of these Losers being ME and Vista (with vista to shortly find the waste basket of many offices like ME and Microsoft keen to rid themselves of that embarrasment, again like ME). So many Millions, if not Billions would have been spend upgrading to Microsoft Vista now within a short matter of time, they have to do it all again with Windows 7.

Although I cannot say much about their business ethic, stopping short of ever apologizing for an obviously bad product, I have to say they have done well for a 'First Release' of Windows 7, although the 'First' release is debatable.

Many, including myself, see it as 'Vista' but with out all the problems. So essentially, it appears they have taken their Vista Product, fixed many of the problems, renamed it (to avoid the stigma the vista name was building) and resold it as a new Operating System. My suspicions are that this is actually second release, like Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) which was a very stable Operating System for its time.

I have to commend the improved interface, usability and feel to the operating system. It certainly does live up to the expectation of 'Faster Performance' and 'Stability' when compared to Vista. I would say, although its not quite at Windows XP Performance and Stability levels, its definately close and should not take Microsoft long to get it right.

I cant wait, because to be honest, I loved the whole Vista thing; just hated the problems. Windows 7 seems to be just what I was looking for, but I will be waiting another 6 to 12 months for more updates before I upgrade any more PCs as there are still the odd noted and inconvenient, but not major, issues.

Good Luck Microsoft and I will be following your Windows 7 announcements closely now that you have somewhat restored my faith in Microsoft Operating Systems.