CNET
“Windows 7 presents a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X, while reassuring the world that Microsoft can still turn out a strong, useful operating system.”
PCWorld
“…the final shipping version I test-drove appears to be the worthy successor to Windows XP that Vista never was.”
NYTimes
“[Microsoft's]three-year Windows Vista nightmare is over.”
IT Pro
“Windows 7…is competent and functional due to internal improvements and the user interface is attractive and good for productivity.”
bit-tech
“For want of a better way of describing it, Microsoft has essentially fixed Vista and the result is arguably Microsoft’s best operating system to date.”
Guardian
“Windows 7 is simply the best version of Windows you can get.”
Slate
“Indeed, the new Windows is not only the best operating system that Microsoft has ever produced. It is arguably the fastest, most intuitive, and most useful consumer desktop OS on the market today.”
Maximum PC
“…Windows 7 is unquestionably the best version of Windows that Microsoft has ever released, and is the true successor to Windows XP.”
Tech Radar
“No version of Windows is ever perfect, but Windows 7 really is the best release of Windows yet.”
PC Mag
“It’s far and away the best OS we’ve ever seen from Microsoft.”
Wall Street Journal
“I believe it is the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced.”
ElectricPig
“With Windows 7, Microsoft wants us to believe that it’s got its OS back on track and for the most part we feel they have.”
Engadget
“Where Vista felt like a sprawling mess, Windows 7 has patched up the holes and feels like a tight, unified mechanism.”
Telegraph
“Windows 7 is the operating system Vista should have been…”
Hexus
“This is the operating system that Windows Vista should have been.”
Digital Trends
“…Microsoft has returned for redemption with Windows 7, otherwise known as “what Vista should have been.”
AP
“Windows 7 [is]a slick, much improved operating system that should go a long way toward erasing the bad impression left by its previous effort, Vista.”
V3
“…Windows 7 is a worthy successor to Windows XP…”
Federal Computer Week
“There is nothing wrong with Windows 7 – and we’ve always thought Vista was a better operating system than its reputation suggested – so if a new system happens to come with it, then you’ll get a fine operating system.”
PC Pro UK
“We like Windows 7 a lot – so much so, that the disappointment that was Windows Vista has already become a distant memory…”
Technodorm
“If you have the money to spend, there is no reason why you shouldn’t upgrade.”
Laptop Mag
“If Vista left you somewhat disillusioned with Windows, we suggest you upgrade to Windows 7.”
Cult of Mac
“I need to go wash my eyes out with bleach.”
The Inquirer
“Windows 7 is as pretty as Apple stuff, just as easy to use, and does not treat you like a moron.”
Computer World
“…it’s finally time to upgrade.”
TechWorld
“Windows 7 feels like an anti-Vista…”
Gizmodo
“…if you’re coming from Windows XP, Windows 7 will totally feel like a revelation from the glossy future. If you’re coming from Vista, you’ll definitely go “Hey, this is much better!” the first time you touch Aero Peek. If you’re coming from a Mac, you’ll — hahahahaha. But seriously, even the Mactards will have to tone down their nasal David Spadian snide, at least a little bit.”
nodeity
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:07 PMBought the Home Prem upgrade today, I’ve been hearing that it would be possible to do a clean install but that wasn’t the case. I wiped my HD and started a clean install, when it got to the serial it just plain refused to accept it. I just let it install without and tried to set the serial after but got a message that the serial was for upgrade only!!! There was no questions at install about a previous OS disk ala XP to Vista, it just installed regardless. So I wiped the disk again and installed using upgrade setup,… same deal. So now I have to wipe the disk again and install Vista so I can install Windows 7 WTF ??
Bennish
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:15 PMSo… you clean-installed an upgrade. And you’re WTF-ing us? what do you THINK you did wrong?
Oh, I heard that if you drive off a cliff you fly – it didn’t work. WTF?
Pomozy
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:23 AMI bought the full version of windows7 and have tried (3 times) to get it to install and wipe all the old stuff..but it saves it every time. I deleted the windows.old but that only freed up part of my hard drive. I would just like windows to wipe everything on install…why won’t it do it? Does anyone know? Am I doing something wrong?
Please be kind..I am not a tech savvy person…just a confused mum.
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