Windows 7: Vista-like hell or an OS heaven?

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Monday, 18 August 2008 15:05

Opinion and Analysis

Sinofsky even offers up his email address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it should anyone wish to talk to him in person, although Microsoft expects that most of the discussion will take place on the blog itself, saying that “email is a good way to suggest topics we might have a chance to discuss on the blog.”

Sinofsky and DeVaan then end by saying: “With that, we conclude our welcome post and ask you to stay tuned and join us in this dialog about the engineering of Windows 7.”

At the time this article was published, more than 261 comments were already listed on the blog, which you can see here.

Plenty of suggestions have already been given, experiences with Vista shared, links to YouTube videos of Windows 7 betas posted by users, and user questions answered and debated - it certainly makes for very interesting reading!

So far, it would seem that Windows 7 has gotten off to a great start. Microsoft just has to keep to its promises and deliver, but “this time”... it looks like it might just happen.

That said, with the incredible level of interactivity that blogs and the Internet in general now deliver, there'll be hell to pay if it doesn't!