Data acquired by Valve's Steam gaming delivery service shows that a large portion of its users have already decided to switch to Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7. Although it can be installed on Windows Vista, Microsoft has essentially tied DirectX 11 to the new operating system by working with Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to maximize its potential for more ... [ read the full article ]
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Windows 7 isnt anything special (not to say it's bad), it was just marketed well. Going from XP to Vista was a bigger jump, I found very few new features going from Vista to 7. I think most people just weren't ready to move from XP when Vista came out, but by now most people figure it's about time.
Had the RC of Win7 and while it was good, it didn't pull me away from my XP x64 bit Pro. The best operating system i've ever used, never crashes and works fast as hell.
My experience with Windows 7 has so far been very positive. I did tweak the hell out of it at first (you know, killing the nagging messages etc.) but what I've found with it on a laptop is it is far more stable, and much faster than Vista was, and it seems to have given my battery life a nice boost too :-)
