I have been fortunate enough to be a part of the Windows 7 Beta Program, starting with Build 7000. If you have not had the opportunity to be a part of this beta, let me tell you – I am impressed. For starters, this is one stable OS build for a beta. I installed the beta as a clean install, choosing to copy files and install applications. Thus far, I have had no major or even nagging issues (running on a Toshiba M750 Tablet PC).
The performance of Windows 7 continues to amaze me, even after installing all of my applications (including Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition). The UI enhancements are equally impressive, adding both style and substance. All in all, I cannot see myself going back to Windows Vista at this point. It’s not that Vista was a bad experience (far from it); it’s just that Windows 7 is just so much better.
I hope to be able to provide more concrete examples of how Windows 7 fares. I do, however, also respect my beta testing NDAs ;-)