There seems to be a lot of hype out regarding Microsoft’s next version of their PC operating system.  The public opinion of Windows Vista—however flawed it might have been—clearly left a deep impact on Microsoft.  Whether people arguing the criticism regarding Vista is founded or not, there is no argument that the general populous views Vista as a failure.

With that in mind, this is Microsoft’s big chance of redemption.  When Windows 7 was announced, people were immediately excited to see if Microsoft could make the dream operating system for PC users.  I have been running the Windows 7 Release Candidate for several months now, and here are some quick thoughts.

Let me point out that Microsoft spent a whopping 6 billion dollars on development with Windows Vista.  So anyone who thinks this isn’t Windows Vista at heart, is completely wrong.  Windows 7 is an advanced version of Windows Vista.  Microsoft has also deployed the biggest OS beta testing process in the history of operating systems.  What does this mean?  They are definitely looking to get Windows 7 right in the public’s eye.Continue reading