Heads up, 7 up.

It took me longer to write this article than I had hoped, but I felt (and hopefully this will stir discussion) someone should counter Mike’s Linux article.

Walter Mossberg, a Wall Street Journal reporter, wrote his thoughts on the matter after playing with the beta system.  For those that do not wish to delve to deep into operating system arguments.  The long story short is that Windows 7 seems to have all the advantages of Vista and none of the drawbacks.

The taskbar interface of 7 is now more customizable, something Microsoft usually has a problem with.  Finally listening to its customers though and offering content that is customizable will be a big boon to the system.  Windows 7 seems to have removed the program compatability issues that Vista had as well.  Along with the smaller, simpler name, the kernel of 7, closed as always, is said to be smaller than that of its predecessor.  The shrinking of the kernal has in no way shrunk the systems features however, and it even has looked towards the future with advanced features such as a new touch sensativety system that can handle complex functions such as gestures and finger combination’s.

Another important factor of Windows 7 is its release time.  While everyone seems to agree that the economy is in quite the slump, it is impossible for such a state to maintain.  The fact of the matter is that the economy will either bounce back (less likely) or at the least reach some sort of stable ground (more likely).  When businesses start upgrading company PCs (something many are currently putting off), they will be buying systems that ship with Windows 7 on it.  By then XP will no longer be available and quite frankly, no one will want Vista.

-Shaman