But when it all comes down to it, what really is good about Windows 7? Well, the first thing anyone who has used Windows 7 will tell you about it is that it's a whole lot faster than Vista. That's because Windows 7 is optimized to work on computers that didn't cost over a thousand buckaroos each, and isn't as much of a resource-hog as the much-maligned Windows Vista OS. Heck, it even runs fine on my 1GB RAM and Intel Atom processor-equipped Eee PC netbook. It's that much less of a resource-hog!
And yet it offers all the neat features that made Vista a great operating system, and then some. There's the added security, program compatibility, user interface simplicity, and a few new nifty features, among which is the new and improved Windows taskbar (which functions more like a dock now to house all your most used applications while still performing some of the features which the original taskbar used to do). And while Windows 7 comes with the Aero theme by default (where the windows are transparent and shiny and all that), you can still use the good old Windows Classic theme, which I myself use on a number of my computers.
Finally, it's already widely available. You can even get it for free on the Internet (yes, you still can, if you know how to look). Pricing starts at 4,800 Pesos for Windows 7 Home Basic while Windows 7 Ultimate can go for as low as 10,000 Pesos. It's that, er, expensive. Well, the nice features come at a price, I guess. But so far in my testing, I don't see any significant difference in using the RC, RTM, or retail versions so I'll stick with the older beta versions of Windows 7 on some of my PCs (which you can do too -- to save money).
In case you need any more arguments to persuade you into ditching XP or Vista and using Windows 7 on your PC, check out Microsoft's Windows 7 web site to learn even more about it. The link is available below.
Go to: [Microsoft Windows 7]
