Windows 7 Thoughts
As today is the consumer release of Windows 7, I thought I would take a few minutes to share my thoughts. I have been using Windows 7 for a number of months now. I started on the beta and soon after moved to the RC. In my experience, this is not only the best Windows to date, but the best OS out on the market right now.
Yeah, that is pretty big praise. So, let me qualify it a bit. In the past year, I have used a number of flavors of Linux and purchased my first OSX machine. Linux is cool, but the overall experience lags behind its closed source rivals. I can go on-and-on about how much I like OSX. It’s stable, beautiful, and simple. But when it comes to taking care of business, it falls far behind Windows 7. The new taskbar, peak, snap, and alt-tab features have really upped the ante in OS usability. When I use the OS, I just feel more productive; and to me, that is the holy grail of OS value.
Have you used Windows 7 yet? What are your thoughts?
October 25th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Did you get your copies? I noticed on the packaging that it said it was only an upgrade for Vista. It said you had to do a clean install if going from XP. Not sure about Window 7 Beta build but it looks like you can use the one you have for a fresh install.
October 25th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I have not gotten mine yet. Here is what I read about upgrading from the RC: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3075/how-to-upgrade-the-windows-7-rc-to-rtm/
I am still debating whether to just sell the preorders and get the OEM, go through this process, or just install vista and upgrade from that. Based on that article, it seems like you might need to have the ultimate version to get it to work.