{"id":30376,"date":"2009-10-21T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/?p=119534"},"modified":"2009-10-21T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T15:45:17","slug":"windows-7-launches-tomorrow-are-you-going-to-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/30376","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 launches tomorrow. Are you going to bite?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Windows 7<\/a> has been a long time coming. In some ways it’s what Windows Vista was supposed to be back in 2006. It’s fast, super stable, but also clean and sleek. I love it and switch from OS X because of Windows 7. It has restored my faith in Microsoft<\/a> and it feels good to be back on a Windows system after a five year hiatus. I don’t think I’m alone either.<\/p>\n

Reviews and previews of Windows 7 have been posted ever since the first public beta in January of 2009. Everyone seems to love it. I haven’t seen or heard of any major bugs or flaws in the operating system. Microsoft nailed this one and should be proud.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, October 22, is the official launch date of Windows 7. Preorders are already shipping out from online retailers and I wouldn’t be surprised if the retail boxes are already on the shelves in some brick and mortar stores. In fact, TG Daily is reporting<\/a> that Windows 7 has dethroned Harry Potter as Amazon’s most successful preorder item of all time. It’s clear that people want Windows 7.<\/p>\n

But do you? Seriously, I’m asking. Do you plan on purchasing Windows 7? I’m not saying you should pay full retail for the system as there have already been a few deals for the OS including a student discount<\/a> and the Signature edition found in the Windows 7 Launch Party packs<\/a> landing on eBay for cheap<\/a>. Or you can snag an OEM version<\/a> on the cheap too if you can manage without the retail box and documentation.<\/p>\n

But if you do have to pay full retail, at least Windows 7 rings up at a lot lower price than previous editions of Windows 7 with the most expensive Ultimate edition costing only $319, which is slightly less painful than Vista’s $399 MSRP.<\/p>\n

That’s still a good chunk of change though. I can tell you that Windows 7 does provide a significant usability boost over Windows Vista, but besides that, even I have a hard time justify the price. I know Microsoft and Apple’s business model are totally different, but Apple wins people over when it prices new operating systems for $29<\/a> while Microsoft charges more than a cost of a netbook. Apple also doesn’t have 17 different versions<\/a> of the same operating system. Its K.I.S.S.\u00a0strategy<\/a> obviously means hardware and software.<\/p>\n

You already know how I feel about the OS. I’m using it right now and have enjoyed the free beta versions the entire time. I doubt anyone will actually line up at Best Buy for the chance to be the first tomorrow to purchase the OS. (Okay, maybe a few will) There’s a good chance that\u00a0savvy\u00a0Windows users already have the OS either through one of the beta programs or from one of those “torrent” sites I hear about occasionally…<\/p>\n

So what’s your plan? Is your computer getting a Windows 7 upgrade sometime soon or are you still going to live in the depths of hell that is Windows Vista.<\/p>\n

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