Windows 7 Will Kill XP

I don't think anyone wants 7 to become another one of those! At this point that would be highly doubtful to start since MS seems to be finally headed in the right direction. As a company they had to learn a few things from their customer base first in order to start making real progress!

I think that, when people compare Windows 7 with Windows XP, they think about the improvement that came after Win2k and a standard WinXP set over the years. I do think of it like that as well... Windows 7 is charging to be the next standard in PC operating systems. Just imagine, in 5-6 years when we get another version of Windows, it may once again be the case: Windows 7 is a standard in operating systems, Windows 8 is the new visual candy and new features, enhancements etc.
I'm only looking at the bright side of the OS revolution that happened in 2001, and the failed one that should have been with the release of Vista. There is not a single person on this earth that can deny that Vista was like a nuclear explosion of better visuals, new features and much MUCH more compared to XP, even with all it's downsides.
Looking at it in that way, I do hope that Windows 7 will become like XP. Besides, 7 has already proved to be much more safe, stable, reliable, easy to use etc. than XP so in that way it can never become another XP (at least I hope).

Microsoft really started to listen to it's customers and is trying it's best to deliver high quality products to our homes and businesses, and Windows 7 WILL prove to be a great blow to any other operating system, both from Microsoft and Apple, even Linux. At least I see it like that.

Me, I dumped XP about a week after installing Windows Vista x64, which I got a month or so after it's official release.

If MS has reallly learned the lessons well from the ME flop and dissatisfaction many had with Vista you may be surprized later in 2012 with W8 being even more of a leap in some ways. Don't forget MS fell behind the advances in hardwares in the last several years considering the delays in Vista's eventual release about 2-3yrs. late?

Comparing XP to Vista is like comparing 95 to 98 with 98 having been the larger OS there in several ways with 98 initially seen as the slower version. 7 on the other hand when compared to the last versions is a large swing in a totally different direction then simply being a more flavored and glamourous appeal by being more of a performance hound! while becoming more user friendly at the same time as well as seeing the new features you would expect in each new version.

"Ok MS, thumbs up for 7! Now let's see what you can do over the next couple of years and ...! "

At this point if you are planning to buy a new system(premade obviously) 7 is the no brainer to start with.
Don't be surprized if Vista hangs on a bit longer then many think there by the way. In fact some running Vista now finding it more to their liking over what XP are somewhat reluctant to consider upgrading to 7! Vista is presently working for them the way it is.

Typically these are people not looking at things like frame rates and benchmarks in pc games but are perhaps using MS Office products or running only a few programs and the average check the mail and web surfing seen there. Those looking for how a version handles and things like usability are already going with 7 on the other hand.

In many vendor sites however you still see new prebuilds with Vista on them with some showing 7 upgradability. The novice first time buyer or those who lack experience in upgrades will look more at prices then the present OS installed.

Night Hawk said:

At this point if you are planning to buy a new system(premade obviously) 7 is the no brainer to start with.
Don't be surprized if Vista hangs on a bit longer then many think there by the way. In fact some running Vista now finding it more to their liking over what XP are somewhat reluctant to consider upgrading to 7! Vista is presently working for them the way it is.

Typically these are people not looking at things like frame rates and benchmarks in pc games but are perhaps using MS Office products or running only a few programs and the average check the mail and web surfing seen there. Those looking for how a version handles and things like usability are already going with 7 on the other hand.

In many vendor sites however you still see new prebuilds with Vista on them with some showing 7 upgradability. The novice first time buyer or those who lack experience in upgrades will look more at prices then the present OS installed.

To add many people wrote off Vista when it first came out...and for good reason as it was pretty bad...

Now with Vista on SP2...it is not only a viable system but a perfectly runnable one at that. Also think back to 2001 (a bit ago) and remember that XP wasn't the "so-called" perfect OS it is today: XP was rather horrible pre-SP2. Even if 7 is an improvement over Vista...that doesn't mean Vista isn't viable.

...and while I am stating facts here...7 is the only OS from the get-go that isn't in need of a SP1. The days of deployment post-SP1 is over: 7 is a great step forward.