Yes I'm actually enjoying this beta test. But I'm getting work done too. I have all of my office apps installed. I'm connected to our corporate network via citrix and I have outlook mail via outlook anywhere to corporate mail. I have work documents loaded to an encrypted USB and am getting a kick out of working with two office docs through Aero Snap.
I have about 15 windows open and still have a buttload of memory available for more.

I'm actually dreading the day this beta expires, and hoping they release the next stage before that happens.I'm even used to the flushugginah taskbar. I actually miss it when I switch to vista or XP.

This is a bit off topic, so I'll keep it short. Your insight about how Windows 7 is more fun to use, even to the point of leading one to overlook the quirks and shortcomings, was interesting. As someone who uses XP and Linux in roughly equal measure, it struck me that this is exactly how I regard Ubuntu. It certainly has its quirks and rough edges but, at the end of the day, it's just more fun to use than Windows. Yes, every release brings a combination of new features and broken functionality (sometimes, Linux Hater's Blog was dead on) but the overall customisability and ease of use make it a more enjoyable experience overall. Compiz probably epitomises the overall Linux experience, a bit quirky at the edges but so cool when it works right.

So let me get this straight, you haven't had "fun" with a Microsoft OS since Windows 95? Your kidding right? Somebody's been suppin' the Kool Aid.

Windows 95 was a POS. Nothing about it was fun unless you considered BSOD's and crap performance fun. It was a POS on release and it continued to be so until Windows 98, which still sucked compared to NT4 but at least you had games finally taking advantage of DirectX and finally surpassing MS-DOS games in complexity.

Basically you needed NT4/9x on the same machine if you wanted to do any work and gaming.

Then Windows 2000 came out and changed all of that. Windows 2000 was the first MS OS I had "fun" with since MS-DOS 6.

My first impressions of Windows 7 are FAR better than my first impressions of Vista which verged on Windows ME territory.

So far:

Seems like my HD isn't hit to hell and back with things going on in the background like it was with Vista.

For some reason the search bar seems to lag....if I type in "compmgmt.msc" it seems to take awhile like it's trying to find the file? Using the "Run" works fine. (Search works fine in Vista)

Not sure if I like the taskbar or not. Looks like they are trying to force people to use the "Windows+Key" shortcuts....not sure how well this will go over for my users so may have to add Classic feature back through group policy tweaks.

Wireless seems to pick up a bajillion more networks now....

Basically Vista SE which I've been saying what the next version of Windows would be since Vista came out. We'll be upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows XP as soon as it comes out at work.

"I have about 15 windows open and still have a buttload of memory available for more."

You are going to love it when MS finally implement virtual desktops. I assume you don't have 2 screens because you said you were having fun with Aero snap rather than tearing your hair out.

I don't really see very much compelling about it... I wasn't able to install it along side with XP. I don't really like the interface and switched to the classic windows look which is almost ok, except it is clear some of the Vist-like parts do not look right with the classic theme.

I am struggling with tdx.sys BSODs from either my network card driver, antivirus softward or SAMBA server shares.

Main reason I tried it out was to switch to 64bit mode so I could stop wasting GBs of memory in 32bit mode. There is no upgrade path from 32bit to 64bit and you can't install side by side with the older version (need to repartition which I am not about to do for fear of damaging OpenSolaris).

The new network system is totally confusing, maybe I just haven't made the paradigm shift yet but I can't figure out how to join a workgroup, setting a static IP address is counter intuitive how you get to the network properties.

It seems sluggish compared to my old XP despite having more memory available. If they can work through these upgrade/installation limitations and stability problems... I can see it being an upgrade path from XP to 64bit... but besides that I don't really see much of a benefit to upgrading.

Comparing it with Leopard, I ran into some issues with OpenGL and my NVIDIA card that were really nasty and it took them to 10.5.6 to get them resolved. However from and upgrade and usability perspective Leopard is miles ahead. Seamlessly upgraded from 32bit to 64bit. You don't have to worry about if your applications are PPC/Intel/32bit/64bit... it just handles it all for you. Plus I find the Leopard user interface much more intuitive and friendly than Windows 7.

Hopefully I'll get these issues resolved with Windows 7 or I am just going to convert over completely to OpenSolaris, which has been working pretty well on another partition on the machine.

Your lips are moving, but you ain't said nothing!

What was fun? You seem to have forgotten the noun!

You wrote an entire fan article and left out the nouns!

What the hell! Was this some kind of exercise in publishing positive form blogs without filling in the blanks with nouns?

Re: "The company also must be ready for criticism that Seven isn't that different from Vista. Microsoft already is on record saying that Windows 7 builds off Vista. It's not the number of differences but what they are that matters."

Duh. Windows 7 is a rather huge, complex, and (from the comments and reviews) surprisingly well put-together mountain of software. And its release follows very closely on the heels of Vista's release.

Therefore, without ever seeing Windows 7 but only upon hearing about its announcement well before it was released, it was obvious to anyone who has more than 3 functioning brain cells that it had to be based on Vista and fix the problems with Vista.

It couldn't have possibly been completely new. There was no time. Microsoft's admission of such shows honesty, and also that they have finally thrown away Bill "Bugman" Gates "we don't release new versions to fix bugs" mantra and actually fixed the bugs in consumer-oriented Vista. Who cares what they call it, as long as it works well.

And even more, I laud Apple and BSD and Linus Torvalds and the legions of open-source contributors that have forced Microsoft to actually produce fast and reliable software for the consumer market. Competition's a wonderful thing.

Only a complete moron would criticize Microsoft for taking Vista, keeping its good points, fixings its bad points, and renaming it to Windows 7. Just the opposite: It's about freakin' time that they actually released a piece of software that kept the previous version's good points and fixed its bad points.

Its fun till you download your next email virus Joe. That is what you did with Vista right before you upgraded to the Seven Beta as you said in the other post. So maybe Seven is fun, but the pain is not prevented yet is it? Is there anything new in Seven that would have stopped you from getting that email virus? Other than the better AVG over OneCare?

I am asking if there is any Value in Seven over Vista in security. Had a lot of virus problems with Windows in the past.

If Windows 7 is a Service Pack, then I guess the same would apply to Windows XP? No, Windows 7 is major, it builds on the fundamentals Vista introduced and made them even more secure and manageable. Things work even better in Windows 7. Microsoft looked at users care about, faster, compatible and it just works. On top of that adding experiences users will enjoy and actually smile when they are doing something.

Aero Peek, Aero Snaps, Full Size Thumbnail previes.

You should check out Aero Shake, just grab the Title bar of a window and shake it and you will see all your windows just minimize to the Taskbar. Grab the Title bar and shake again and they appear back on screen. That is so cool.

The interface is richer, compelling and more captivating. It blurs the lines between work and play, Libraries is a great example of this, you can add locations where media might scattered on your home network without physically copying over the files, you can do this with network shares at work too. Another example of blurring the lines between work and play is Home Groups, working between a Domain setup at Work and a Workgroup config at home is seamless. No dis-joining to access resources if you carry your laptop home from work.

Windows 7 not only improves, it innovates and really makes the end to end experiences on the PC special.

@Billy.

Why would I even want to Aero Snap if I have two monitors?

And you know MS has had virtual PC and virtual Server out for years? My users are already operating on VM hosted windows desktops and Hyper-V streamed applications. So I'm not real what you're getting at. Kinda old hat now.

Of course XP was just a service pack Andre. It was
a more colorful, more gaming friendly version of windows 2000 Pro.

Windows 7 is to Vista what SP2 was to XP.

Don't try to kid a kidder. I'm glad MS is finally getting serious about producing a quality OS but it ain't all that revolutionary.

And let's face facts. They CAN'T do anything revolutionary. Backwards compatibility and the need to support thousands of apps and devices precludes that. Most people know that, but simply want MS to fall on it's ass and cease to exsist. I remember when Apple made the jump to OSX leaving it's legacy users to go (FSCK) themselves. They survived because of user loyalty. If Micrsoft pulls that crap they're going to end up like IBM.

Ya like all of us windows users were crying out, give me a new taskbar that looks like Mac, and give us more meaningless user interface changes, and while you are at it, charge us for a whole "new" windows. I never heard even one windows user ask for a new taskbar, or any changes. The bugs should be fixed, and you should not have to buy a new Windows to get that. Tweaks as well.

This is a ripoff.

Why would you see W7 as a service pack?
Sure it builds on the basis laid out with Vista. So what? That's like buying 1 cd and wanting to get the next for free. Sounds pretty similar, the singer still has the same type of voice. Hey, there's that guitar again.
Someone put effort in this and they are charging you. Buy it or don't.

As to features, all features mentioned so far are basically GUI features. Nothing enterprises might need. I really, really(!), want to know what changed on that end. Did they encorporate some MDOP features, do some of the new Windows server 2008R2 features do something to W7 desktops too etc...
Any chance you could shed a light on that Joe?

love it

@Charlie.

Don't know about new management features for enterprises.

But as a Network Manager for a enterprise class business I know what it offers something I wanted.

It runs using less resources and responds beautifully in a VM.

Anything else is gravy.

@Andre
many people have seen these rich experiences you used to talk about when mentioning Vista and id suggest it was one of the reasons they moved away from windows.
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Before you get euphoric and completely unresponsive to questions as you did when you were promoting Vista, perhaps you could answer the question thats been put to you many times now
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Did you attend the PDC last year? you say on your blog you were not going, yet an independant site has a quote from you at the event.
It just needs a simple answer to clear this up. I think its relevant because its been suggested that you recieved a free laptop. since youve yet to disclose that fact if you did, then i think people should keep this in mind whilst reading your posts.
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In the spirit of open posting Andre, please would you consider clearing this matter up?

Hows the Windows 7 upgrade from XP? Microsoft keeps on saying to do it somthly you have to install Vista first.

Hopefully good or Ubuntu Migration wizard might get a good workout. Yes they are improving it all the time.

"Why would I even want to Aero Snap if I have two monitors?"

The same reason you would want a clipboard with multiple history, window management shortcuts, multiple desktops etc. It is supposed to help productivity.

"And you know MS has had virtual PC and virtual Server out for years?"

Virtual desktops, not virtual machines. When you have 40 rather than 15 apps open, you will find virtual desktops vital to being able to manage everything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop

Fairly soon we will have activities here so managing windows will be even easier for Linux users. Microsoft is very far behind the times when it comes to innovation.

Billy seriously I don't know what the @#$#k you're talking about. I fail to see the difference between a virtual desktop and a virtual machine.

I'm going to say this one more time.

I'm hosting 4 servers running Hyper-V on Server 2008 core installs. One hosts 4 web servers. The other 3 a total of 30 virtual PC instances for our financial services department.

From my desktop (VISTA) I run 2 VM's in virtual PC. One XP and one Server 2003.

For that matter I've run testbeds there with exchange servers and a 5 computer domain.

So seriously man wtf???

Oh and btw billy.

You wouldn't need Snap with multi monitors. Why bother? Snap allows you to look at two different screens at the same time. With Multi monitors you have that by default and you can get full views.

Come on dude if you're going to find fault in something make it real instead of pulling these straw man arguments like virtualization (which is already in wide use in Microsoft networks)and a feature you don't even need with a certain setup. My Laptop certainly doesn't have multiple monitors and snap is a definite plus.

@billy

Oh never mind. You're talking about multi-desktop "views"

Pft.

You consider that something special? I use multiple desktops in windows XP using their crap power-tools addon. It's not that big a deal. And I don't remember anyone from Microsoft saying that feature would be included anyways. And honestly with the new taskbar I don't even think it's needed. I could just as easily manage 40 windows as 15. Especially on this system with 3 Gigs of memory.

@ Andre,

Wow, do you always talk like this? you sound like a walking ad for Microsoft. You must either work in the Microsoft marketing department or they kidnapped and brain washed you.

I thought all we were talking about was an operating system here. You make it sound like a description of Angelina Jolie.

Absolutely no one outside of the Microsoft marketing department uses words like:
"richer, compelling and more captivating" to describe a Microsoft product.

Goblin :
@Andre
many people have seen these rich experiences you used to talk about when mentioning Vista and id suggest it was one of the reasons they moved away from windows.

What "RICH EXPERIENCES" are you talking about? Does that mean all the laptops, computers, and other stuff, perhaps even paid per post.

"You consider that something special? I use multiple desktops in windows XP using their crap power-tools addon. It's not that big a deal."

Crap tool is the operative phrase here. Windows and all the apps in Windows are not designed for virtual desktops so things do not work well. I have used it too so you cannot claim it is equivalent to the Linux system. Even Apple's Spaces feature is crappy compared to Linux. And yes, they are virtual desktops not multi desktop views. Multi desktop views would be like viewports (large desktop), which is something different but related.

You can categorize your apps with a proper virtual desktop system (instead of a crap afterthought). I doubt you could even see the taskbar entries with 40 windows open. KDE also has proper session management so having 40 windows is not a problem if you have to reboot. It is something Windows sorely needs.

I am sure Microsoft will implement virtual desktops soon (well, maybe 2012) and everyone will sing their praises.

My problem with multiple screens and Aero snap is that it DOES work, but it works in a different way than if you have 1 screen. Why shouldn't I be able to manage 4 windows? I am a power user with 8Gb of RAM, don't you know. Microsoft could fix it, but they lack attention to detail and polish.

Thanks for keeping up by the way, it a whole different world over here. Later this year we are getting activities too so your applications group themselves based on their document/content and your desktop changes according to your particular need. It will blow your tiny Windows-based mind.

I personally don't mind Windows vista business. I'm sure that once you disable a few of the "features" in it, that you all don't mind it either.

Try to remember what was going on when Vista was in development. The country had been attacked and security was on everyones mind. that's why vista was made to be so locked down.

I work in a multi OS environment, from QNX, DOS, UNIX, LINUX, MS2k-Vista, and having played with the different flavors of vista I have to say that Vista Business is my personal favorite.

I am really looking forward to the new features windows 7 brings. Personally I feel like people gave vista bad rap, I mean any new software is going to push hardware, sure the "vista capable" thing was a mess, and that's understandble. But lets be honest, a complete rewrite of an OS isn't pretty and it needed to be done with windows, XP was the final version of winnt. Bring on Vista 2.0

I have used windows 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, (no ME...heheheeheee), NT, NT4, and XP Pro.

I learned about tweaking, virii, black hats, white hats, (crackers and hackers, in that order)...

I used freeware, shareware, cost ware, malware and worked ungodly hours in underware...

BUT!!...

I use Linux now. (Computer I just bought, was formatted over the vista install)...

As long as Microsoft uses Active X (or, what ever they may rename it)...

The black hats will own it.

Quoting Microsoft (from their only posted for 8 hours - keep out of litigation doc...)

Active X can never be made secure...

(Since almost all of their software is written in Active X (or great chunks of it)...

I believe them...

I don't need Vista, or Vista SPn...

Ubuntu/Linux is not perfect.

I am not perfect...

But, after all the years of dodging the bullet in Windows...

I am feeling safer and more secure outside the box of windows.

Actuall Billy I call it a crap plugin because I don't use it.

I don't use desktop switching on my Ubuntu or Mac desktops either and could frankly give a damn about the feature one way or the other.

Fast

Windows Vista introduced a lot of innovation and I say if you haven't upgraded to it yet, you are missing out. Vista has its merit and its a great operating system, the stronger security, built in search and collaboration tools are things consumers and businesses can start taking advantage of today.

Windows 7 builds on that powerful foundation and adds increased value. Its a win-win situation here. ;) With Windows Vista on over 200 million systems, it shows that Microsoft has done the right thing and Windows 7's early reception which is mostly positive proves that this is gonna be a major success just as well.

An update to my previous post, I did manage to figure out how to change the workgroup by searching for workgroup in the handy search field. However after being pleasantly surprised by a feature actually seeming to work well (the search was useful, the organization was not intuitive) I was awestruct by being told I need to reboot the computer for the new workgroup to take effect.

*pauses*

Reboot?? After how many versions of Windows you *still* have to reboot to change workgroups? It can't just restart the networking services? I am just flabbergasted.

Re: "Try to remember what was going on when Vista was in development. The country had been attacked and security was on everyones mind. that's why vista was made to be so locked down."

Try to remember what was going on when Windows 7 was released. The country had been economically devastated and lack of money is on everyone's mind. That's why my finances are locked down and I continue to run Ubuntu instead of sending my money to Microsoft for its latest "this one works. really it does" personal operating system.

Even if Windows 7 actually (and finally) gets it right.

@Sam
Quote "What "RICH EXPERIENCES" are you talking about? Does that mean all the laptops, computers, and other stuff, perhaps even paid per post."
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It was a standing joke that Andre used to push Vista with comments such as "rich experiences" even in the face of so many negative comments about it.
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I was highlighting that these rich experiences Andre mentioned, were one of the reasons people moved away from Windows and took up an alternative OS. Rich experiences to Andre is something very different to people that used Vista.
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@DougE
Yes Andre always talks like that. He could almost be a bot except in the past he has been rather insulting to some others here, so there has to be a human behind the name. Theres no reaching him, and his inability to answer questions is matched only by his unswerving support and PR inspired posts for Microsoft. If you search on the Net you will find him legendary, and he has about as much impartiality (IMO) as Steve Ballmer reviewing an Apple product.
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Talking of Andre. Andre, are you going to answer if you were at the PDC last year? Your blog says you were not going yet an independant site quotes a comment from you there. What is the truth? There is an allegation that you recieved a free laptop, is this true? How do you expect people to buy into what you are saying when you wont even clear this matter up?

If you look at my ActiveWin pre-review, you will see all the systems on which I use and test Windows 7 on:
www.activewin.com/reviews/previews/windows7beta/

and no, I did not attend PDC 2008.

There is a compelling reason why Vista is such a success, the many systems I see out there running it proves my point. People want reliability and security. Those are key advantages to owning Windows Vista. Windows XP was a great operating system, it started an experience which many consumers and businesses have benefited from and continue to do so through Windows Vista and Windows 7 in the future.

Powerful experiences that deliver significant value to both businesses and consumers such as integration with devices they use like the XBOX 360, Windows Mobile based phone make Vista stand out. When I look at scenarios such as Media Center and the richness it delivers to traditional ways of consuming media its definitely an awesome proposition to go out and upgrade to Windows Vista or buy a new PC with it pre-loaded today.

Help for Andre:

Stay on topic. It in now a Windows 7 world. When you say Vista was successful, you diminish your positive comments about Windows 7. Vista was not successful. Check out pcpitstop dot com, Vista adoption is not good. The public's perception is far worse.

XBOX? Red screen? Free replacements are what's holding up that user base. Microsoft has lost a lot of money on XBOX. Windows Mobile and integration, that's an oxymoron. Did you hear Mobile just got a new browser? IE6! Please Andre, let's not talk about that.

It's a bit much to expect anyone to go out and buy Vista today. Besides, Windows 7 being delivered real soon now. And please wait till July to buy a PC, because it will then come with a free upgrade to Windows 7. Why not download Windows 7 today, for free. Everybody says it's way better than Vista.

Andre, please stay on topic with Windows 7. The smoke and mirrors only works on products that the general public has not yet witnessed first hand.

Signed,

Bill & Steve

p. s. For those of you who are wondering why I'm trying to help Andre out, I'm starting to feel sorry for the guy.

p. p. s. Have you all noticed Microsoft's new user comment campaign? Identify yourself with a simple first name like Steve or Mark or John. Praise Microsoft, but don't berate the competition. Avoid the cliches like 'rich user experience'. Act innocent, like you're a first time commenter. Act like you have no connection to Microsoft, but you really enjoy their products.

@Goblin :
To me that looked like you got half your answer, in that he says he did not go to PDC2008. But it seems he tried to not answer the question about the 'FREE" computers, desktop from HP & MS, and "FREE" Review Laptop with Vista back a couple of years ago. Although, that link back awhile ago. in another article, sort of already answered that question for me, don't know about you.

What I would really like to know, is if Andre is paid by some third party company, as a front for Microsoft, to post for Microsoft? And if so, how much per post? All that jet setting to the USA, being a from a poor country like Jamaica, has to be expensive, and somebody has to pay that.

So any details on the security enhancements with 7 versus Vista? That's the primary motivation behind my Linux setup.

@Andre Da Costa

Andre get real. You see vista out there so much because OEM's sell it on new systems. And the Enterprise uptake is a joke even when companies own the Licenses to upgrade they're not doing it.

Vista Failed. If it hadn't Windows7 would be coming out in 2011.

It's the WindowsMe if you will.... of the new millineum.

Heh. That's so funny.

I have made it clear, I do not work for Microsoft. I don't consider my island home to be a poor place, its more of a paradise, yes we have our problems like any other country. I have been to the states and I see homeless people on the streets just like I do in Jamaica.

The main point though, I live in Jamaica and I do not work for Microsoft. I happen to like the products they develop specifically Windows and Office. I see a good thing, I am going to promote it. There are these wrong conclusions about Microsoft and the products they make. I see people try out Linux saying they will move to it because Microsoft is the bad guy and in a heart beat you hear them screaming, get me off this crap and back on Windows and Office.

For persons who continue to describe Vista as failure, I am really sorry you continue to immerse yourself in denial. I also think Windows ME was a good OS, never had any problems with it, introduced a lot of fundamentals that became stronger with the release of XP: HTML Help, System Restore, Windows Movie Maker, driver signing. People say the worst things about Windows because they are simply naive and don't know what they are saying, but simply choose to repeat the chorus of a bunch of persons spreading the propaganda of a hopeless platform because of some internal jealousy of seeing a successful company make great products. They read good stuff from someone about it, they call them shill and paid out.

Whoever has a problem with Windows and Office, have a problem with themselves.

H.K., please see my review of Security in Windows 7 and its improvements:
www.activewin.com/reviews/previews/windows7beta/

Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9125941

" The computer worm that exploits a months-old Windows bug has infected more than a million PCs in the past 24 hours, a security company said today.

Early Wednesday, Helsinki, Finland-based security firm F-Secure Corp. estimated that 3.5 million PCs have been compromised by the "Downadup" worm, an increase of more than 1.1 million since Tuesday.

"[And] we still consider this to be a conservative estimate," said Sean Sullivan, a researcher at F-Secure, in an entry to the company's Security Lab blog. Yesterday, F-Secure said the worm had infected an estimated 2.4 million machines."
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Yep, its a windows worm.

@Andre Da Costa:
I never asked you if Jamaica is a poor county, I asked how you can afford to fly to New York and California so often being from a poor country. Trying to get an straight truthful answer from you is like trying to get a solution that works from Microsoft Tech Support, as in it is not going to happen, at least often.
Also, how about answering this: the question about the 'FREE" computers, desktop from HP & MS, and "FREE" Review Laptop with Vista back a couple of years ago.
And can you clear up the fact the Goblin has a link showing you at PDC2008, why that is?
As far as you working for Microsoft, that was not what I asked either. I asked what front company is paying you to post all your ten thousand plus comments all over the internet, that are so pro MSFT. Microsoft as far as we know doesn't pay shills directly, with the exception of free stuff, like computers, software, and maybe plane fare. I think we would all be curious about how you are paid to blog. Is it by the word, or article, is it certain words like rich, that pay more?

And remember Andre, there is no such thing as bad Press. So on to becoming the MS mole blogger of the internet, and replacing some real bloggers job like Joe Wilcox, remember that, no bad press. Maybe the more bad press you can get, the faster you can get to the rich top of the heap.

@Andre Da Costa:
I never asked you if Jamaica is a poor county, I asked how you can afford to fly to New York and California so often being from a poor country. Trying to get an straight truthful answer from you is like trying to get a solution that works from Microsoft Tech Support, as in it is not going to happen, at least often.
Also, how about answering this: the question about the 'FREE" computers, desktop from HP & MS, and "FREE" Review Laptop with Vista back a couple of years ago.
And can you clear up the fact the Goblin has a link showing you at PDC2008, why that is?
As far as you working for Microsoft, that was not what I asked either. I asked what front company is paying you to post all your ten thousand plus comments all over the internet, that are so pro MSFT. Microsoft as far as we know doesn't pay shills directly, with the exception of free stuff, like computers, software, and maybe plane fare. I think we would all be curious about how you are paid to blog. Is it by the word, or article, is it certain words like rich, that pay more?

And remember Andre, there is no such thing as bad Press. So on to becoming the MS mole blogger of the internet, and replacing some real bloggers job like Joe Wilcox, remember that, no bad press. Maybe the more bad press you can get, the faster you can get to the rich top of the heap.

IF "Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours"

AND "Whoever has a problem with Windows and Office, have a problem with themselves."

THEN: 1.1 million people just got worms!

Where's the World Health Organization when you really need it???

Win 7 so far sucks for gamers!!

Most games don't work and some won't even install.

3rd party firewall? Forget it - Only win 7 built in works!

Improved performance? Let's see some credible benchmarks between vista and 7. I doubt there is much of a performance gain.

Internet Explorer 8 beta? It's really slow. Download and install Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 and activate tracemonkey to surf way faster than IE8.

The more i use 7 the more hyped it seems.

Just when I thought Microsoft could not get any smarter with the years of stealing other ideas back in the days when there where no laws to protect software developers.
Make windows users wait years to come out with a new OS that will give them access to current technology, make it really crappy, then come out with a new OS a little later so everyone will praise how great it is. What they don't know is the new features are really not that much to rave over its just that after experiencing an OS that basically did not work, one feels it is so great.