Why Is Everyone So Excited About Win7?

Windows 7 is like a vista update that's so "awesome" and "Great" and "reliable" that they charge you for it. People today believe what other people on TV says. If i were to get into the news and tell everyone a meteor the size of mars was going to hit earth in a matter of hours, everyone will go berserk!

First of all, can you remember what it was like to go from Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows Millennium to Windows XP? The reactions of people were exactly the same; they could not find certain things anymore, as the menu structures had been changed, certain software was not yet supported, et cetera. I personally refused to use the new, two column Start menu at least the first year. Compatible software and drivers became available, I got used to the new layout and I even started enjoying the new Start menu.

Years later Windows Vista was released. It had once again the same problems as listed above, but they were not solved as quickly as they were with Windows XP. I was an early adopter and half of my hardware was still not recognised half a year after the public launch of Windows Vista. It also took a lot of time for many software manufacturers to come up with compatible software. Three months after the release of Windows Vista to businesses only, there was still no fully supported anti-virus software available for Windows Vista, meaning that Windows Vista could not yet be properly used by any company, although I am sure that some companies made the switch anyway. During my beta testing of Windows Vista, I reported various issues, about which I kept in touch with Microsoft. These issues have not been solved till today (and some have even made it into Windows 7). Certain features which were promised to be included in Windows Vista were also scrapped, leaving the end result feel unfinished. Windows Vista was also much more demanding of your hardware. It was more slow than Windows XP, but solving this issue would involve purchasing new hardware such as more RAM, whereas RAM was more expensive at the time.

Now there is Windows 7. Windows 7 is less hardware demanding than Windows Vista is. It has a much better response time, the interface has been even further improved from Windows Vista, which makes it easier to work with. Since Windows 7 is partly based on Windows Vista, there are many drivers available already, just as compatible software. There will of course be software which does not work under Windows 7, but that will not have worked on Windows Vista either then, which means that the software developer is either lazy or has stopped development of the software altogether. Windows 7 is in my opinion what Windows Vista should have been. It is a nice, fast operating system, which is more secure and easier to work with.

Windows XP has been around for a long time now. Every operating system has a certain life span. Windows XP is already past its end of life, but Microsoft kept supporting it as a lot of their clients sticked with Windows XP. Now that Windows 7 is released for business only and that it will be released to the public at the end of the month, a decision was made some time ago to finally stop the support for Windows XP. This means that there will be no more support whatsoever, no more non-critical updates, et cetera. After some time, the critical updates will stop too, leaving your computer an easy pray for evildoers. This is not a specific Microsoft "scam", as some people call the ending of the support and updates, but is done by every software development company; from operating systems to book keeping software, from video editing software to anti-virus software. The end has come for Windows XP, so companies and users now have the choice to upgrade to Windows Vista or Windows 7, where Windows Vista will reach its end of life sooner than Windows 7 and where Windows 7 is faster and easier than Windows Vista. The choice is therefore simple and companies and users will switch to Windows 7. It is either this, or an entirely different operating system, such as Mac OS X or Linux for example.

Ok first of all, many people found that Vista wasn't so bad after all after the service pack. I have been using Windows 7 since the beta and I have found it very good. I had no compatibility problems as I just used the vista version and it worked well.

Not everybody is going to like the ui, I prefer the big icons and to be honest the reason why there is a one click button for shutdown is because the general user only needs to shutdown.

I have let a few of my non techy friends play with windows 7 and they loved it. They found it easy to use, they liked the look and didn't need to ask me how to use it.

There are going to be people who prefer the old win xp because they prefer text and just want it as it is, but I don't see why the problems you listed apart from compatibility are a problem. You will get use to them and then you will probably start to like them.

However, I do agree that Win 7 could blow up in Microsoft's face if people decide they don't like it or there are compatibility issues.

Remember, Everyone liked Vista before it was released

The fact that most peep are simply too impatient to give something a chance for one. Secondly, peep tend to install a new os in a pc thats too old and doesnt have the needed resources. I love my Vista premium! It runs all my old software flawlessly. It even runs old 95 software that XP wouldnt. I wouldnt go back to XP other than my other systems run it. Then again, I READ the requirements on software BEFORE I buy which is another common mistake by the general public.

I think its faster.

You can make your control panel look like this

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9828/69857068.jpg

And you can change what the button does in the start menu properties.

I like how it looks and I havent had any problems with programs yet.

Mine: http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7070/75582728.j...

Edit: I've never seen anything on Tv about Windows 7

Because the adverts on TV tell them to be.

No, I am not trying to be funny