So I finally installed the beta versions of Windows 7 that Microsoft sent me. Thought I’d give it a whirl to confirm a few suspicions.
It does seem Microsoft have improved the kernel since Vista, so there are some performance benefits. Additionally the visual effects have been “toned down” so they don’t hammer graphics and CPU as much.
And probably the most significant change – User Access Control is nothing like it is in Vista and prompts far less.
I myself did end up skipping Windows Vista. However selling it as an OEM I never had much complaints and in fact told my customers I believed the bad rumours about Vista do not come from knowledgeable sources, neither are the rumours accurate. I actually built quite a success list of machines upgraded to Vista etc., where Vista was actually faster! Although I do disable UAC on Vista completely.
Trying out the Windows Live Writer too, since its compatible with Wordpress. I just might blog more often if I can easily post articles.
