Windows 7 It's Better than you Think!
For once, I have more 'pros' than 'cons' with a Windows version and edition. It almost makes me start to like Microsoft.
Apparently, Microsoft has learned some hard lessons after issuing Windows Vista. So did consumers and, around the same time, Apple Mac's were leading in computer sales.
People just got sick of always "trying to make Windows run right." Windows Vista was also costly---and sometimes catastrophic---to consumers with constantly updating drivers and hardware, installing patches, and occasionally losing data bases through these processes.
Ta-da! Enter Windows 7.
Microsoft just may have finally gotten it right with this newest version of Windows.
I have been running Windows 7 for about 6 months now and I'm very hard-pressed to find anything wrong with it. It feels like a cross between Windows XP functionality with Vista's eye candy tossed in. And it certainly isn't draining or overtaxing my computer and laptop like Vista.
There are just a few things worth mentioning that don't cause anything necessarily to be wrong with Windows 7. These 'cons' may just be annoying to some people who are used to working in a particular operating environment a certain way.
My list for the top Pros of Windows 7 (which could go on forever, by the way):
1. Boot time, restart, and the running of applications in Windows 7 are far superior to Vista or XP.
2. Windows 7 doesn't eat your ram/memory for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, nor does it take up as much space on your hard drive as Vista.
3. Windows 7 is much less bloated than Vista. Several applications were taken out such as Movie Maker and Outlook.
My list for the Cons of Windows 7 (which keeps shrinking as I install more updates prior to 7's final issue release):
1. The control panel does not have a classic view you can readily see. It's there; you just have to find your way around to it.
2. Windows mail was replaced with Windows "Live" stuff, neither of which I personally find useful.
3. Hibernate, standby, and Superfetch weren't improved, so they're still slow as molasses.
My recommendation
Make the switch. Windows XP users who were scared to death by the horror stories with Windows Vista can breathe easier and have more and faster capabilities running Windows 7.
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