According to Microsoft, Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Based on our experience with Vista, that remains to be seen. Here is what the experts are saying:
If you installed Vista on your PC within the first month of its release, there was a solid chance your computer ran like crap, or your gadgets didn't work, since drivers weren't available yet. That's not how it shakes down with Windows 7. The hardware requirements for Windows 7 are basically the same as they are for Vista, the first time ever a release of Windows hasn't required significantly more horsepower than the previous one. And it runs better on that hardware, or at least feels like it does. Basically, Windows 7 was clearly designed to fix nearly every bad thing anyone said about Vista.
Microsoft has even corrected the pricing spike that Vista introduced. A full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is $200, down from $260, and if you were lucky, you could've pre-ordered an upgrade version for $50. (Microsoft says that deal has sold out, but we wouldn't be shocked to find it re-upped in the near future, possibly even as we head toward the October 22 launch.) So yes, most of the early Vista problems—performance, compatibility and price, to an extent—will likely not be early Windows 7 problems.
We will keep you up to date on any and all breaking Windows 7 news.
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