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Windows XP is on its last days.
Really it is this time.
In the future everyone who uses a Windows Based computer will hear about Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7.
Windows Vista was supposed to retire Windows XP but too many problems turned Windows Vista into a complete disaster and Windows XP stayed around longer than Microsoft had intended.
There were two main problems that slowed the change to Windows Vista:
1. Vista was not user friendly.
2. Vista contained a lot of bugs that needed to be fixed.
These problems led to many customer complaints and the computer manufactures responded by making a slow transition to adopting Windows Vista in their computers. Customers refused to use Windows Vista and still were requesting the “old” Windows XP operating system in their new computers.
Ironically, Windows Vista was supposed to be Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s popular operating system “OS X”.
Well that did not happen but now Microsoft is hoping Windows 7 will improve upon the user ability problems that plagued Windows Vista and essentially become a “nice looking” and “smooth operating” — operating system.
Last month Microsoft released an early version of Windows 7 and the feedback from the release has been quite positive. The Windows 7 early release has been praised for some of its user centered improvements like a new search function and faster loading times and shutting down times.
There has not been an official release date for Windows 7 yet as Microsoft is not trying to put it’s “foot” in it’s mouth by announcing a release date that they can not make. But look for Windows 7 in the next 2 years or so. Microsoft would like to have Windows 7 ready tomorrow but they don’t want to make the mistakes of the past.
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