Comments on: 8 Years After XP, Windows 7 Arrives on October 22

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:10:33 +0000

It seems that Win7 is what Vista should be, and after a few service packs I can’t complain too much, 64-bit is working great sans a few hiccups that can be expected on any PC.

From a marketing perspective, I want to know if MSFT is going to product the fanfare it did with the release of Win95 or even XP.

Win95 commercials inspired me to buy a computer, XP inspired me again, turned me to a techhead and so Vista was just curiosity and natural progression. What about the entire generation that grew up only knowing XP?

MSFT, how are you going to inspire them?

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:27:09 +0000

Windows 7 will be available to download from sites like MSDN, Technet and Connect once it reaches RTM. I believe the delay between that and GA is designed to give OEMs and ISVs a chance to ensure that their hardware/software is fully compatible before it’s available for consumers. Business will also have access to the final version at this point if the Vista release is anything to go by.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:46:40 +0000

Seems like a long period of time between releasing the software to manufacturing (what does that really mean… do they more than put it on an FTP site for the OEMs and burn a bunch of DVDs for the retail boxes?) and general availability in October. By then, a dozen new vulnerabilities will have already been identified in IE 8 and the first order of the day will be to download a whole bunch of patches.

By: GoodThings2Life

GoodThings2Life — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:23:38 +0000

I’ve been enjoying the bliss that is Windows 7 since installing the Beta in January. What a difference in experience from XP to Vista to Win7. Honestly, it’s hard going back to XP and impossible to even consider Vista for me at this point. I even find myself trying things on my work XP systems that only work in 7. In any case, October 22nd can’t come soon enough! :)

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:56:01 +0000

Microsoft will offer an upgrade to Windows 7 to folks that buy a Vista-based PC, but they haven’t yet released the details.

By: Hoot69

Hoot69 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:32:34 +0000

I just recently picked up a Fujitsu U810, and loaded Win 7.

It sure beats Vista. I haven’t tried “downgrading” the unit to XP, but from what I hear so far, Win 7 is equivalent in performance.

“Sigh”…I may finally have to purchase a Microsoft OS.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:29:34 +0000

What I would like to know is do folks that buy a new computer from now on with Vista get any upgrades to Win 7 when it is released. Otherwise it would seem to make more sense to hold off on the purchase for a few more months. Also, will new PC’s ship from now on with Vista SP2 until Win 7 arrives?