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Congratulations Microsoft! From what I have been reading on the internet, Windows 7 seems to be a success! Many journalists have mentioned that the new operating system might give a much needed boost for Microsoft after a Vista’s terrible features and performance…
Wait, what? I have been using Vista for almost two years now, and I do not think the operating system sucks. Sure, the operating system might have had some problems in terms of driver compatibility issues, but with improved security architecture and loads of included goodies, I think Vista is a great operating system.
The people who have bad memories of Vista probably did not have the right system. Sure, if you did not have a dedicated graphics card (most laptops during Vista’s launch did not), then your CPU was doing more work to make the user’s interface pretty (and useful). It’s not Vista’s fault for their not-so-good experience. It was their fault for not providing adequate hardware or turning on unnecessary features (I turn off Aero, because I don’t find it to be useful).
Just because your computer didn’t run Vista well doesn’t mean the operating system is a bad operating system. It is mostly due to the ignorance from the user’s end that is causing the headaches in the first place.
For the record, I am going to stick with Vista at least until the service pack one for Windows 7 is released.
