Microsoft is now attempting to start a new era with its Windows 7 operating system, in the company's best effort to erase bad memories of its Vista Windows OS.
Some brick and mortar retailers quietly launched midnight openings so consumers could get their hands on OEM copies of the OS, and purchase PCs and notebooks with the OS pre-loaded.
"Today is an important day for the computer industry. Certainly for Microsoft," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a press conference in New York."
On average, Windows 7 reviews have been positive, which is a big shift from the early reviews of Windows Vista when it launched in January 2007. Even though Microsoft has been applauded for the changes it has made, it will still take a few months before analysts are able to see how many consumers have upgraded, or are interested in upgrading.
The OS isn't as bloated as Vista, and features such as e-mail, video editing and photo applications that were pre-bundled into Vista are now available for free directly from Microsoft in the cloud. Furthermore, there is a netbook version of Windows 7 available -- a drastic change from Vista, which still isn't used on many netbooks.
Furthermore, Microsoft fixed a lot of the flaws found in Vista, with faster boot up times and a reduction in the number of clicks necessary to work with the GUI.
As usual, Windows 7 can be found pre-loaded on products from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, and other OEMs Microsoft is partnered with. Physical store retailers have cut prices on products to try to convince consumers to spend money leading up to Christmas, so good sales should be available.
Now that Windows 7 is available, are you going to upgrade? If so, what OS are you upgrading from?
