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I'm now using Windows 7 RC after trying many of the previous builds for many months. Now that something almost resembling the final product is in our hands it seems pretty safe to comment on what we can expect.
The most striking improvement has to be performance, as it is noticeably faster than a fully patched Vista machine in every aspect. I don't know how they have achieved this considering much of the core code is the same, but it feels like my computer has had a hardware upgrade. Boot times and responsiveness are fantastic.
Interface improvements are fairly major and will be one of the things that attract people to the new OS. I'm not fully convinced by the superbar, but I expect MS know what they are doing so I'm going along with it for now.
It seems like they have listened to users for the first time in a while and delivered a truly excellent operating system. Lighter, faster and more customisable. Vista had its flaws, but Windows 7 is an excellent improvement in the Windows series.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things that can be improved upon and I'm no fanboy, but MS seem to have worked hard behind the scenes to get everything done properly. Backwards compatibility with XP is much improved over Vista, which you wouldn't normally expect!
Good work Microsoft, I look forward to seeing the final product.
The most striking improvement has to be performance, as it is noticeably faster than a fully patched Vista machine in every aspect. I don't know how they have achieved this considering much of the core code is the same, but it feels like my computer has had a hardware upgrade. Boot times and responsiveness are fantastic.
Interface improvements are fairly major and will be one of the things that attract people to the new OS. I'm not fully convinced by the superbar, but I expect MS know what they are doing so I'm going along with it for now.
It seems like they have listened to users for the first time in a while and delivered a truly excellent operating system. Lighter, faster and more customisable. Vista had its flaws, but Windows 7 is an excellent improvement in the Windows series.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things that can be improved upon and I'm no fanboy, but MS seem to have worked hard behind the scenes to get everything done properly. Backwards compatibility with XP is much improved over Vista, which you wouldn't normally expect!
Good work Microsoft, I look forward to seeing the final product.