I use Vista after being a xp loyalist for a long time. Vista is simply a better OS now and 7 will be even better...as well as using less resources.
I still use some DOS-based programs. Does 7 support old DOS programs?
I had to upgrade all my hardware (printer, scanner, etc.) when I went from W98 to XP because the former peripherals didn’t have XP drivers and the manufacturers were either out-of-business or refused to create XP drivers.
It gets expensive to have to buy new peripherals with a new MS-OS — unless that new OS actually adds something spectacular to the computing experience.
What does 7 add?
Being retired, I mainly do home computing and surf the Interent. Windows is primarily a fancified menuing system.
MS didn’t sell me on VISTA — because it required too much in new peripherals and system upgrades.
If 7 requires allot of upgrades, I doubt I will have much interest in it.
[Even the latest XP upgrades cause system conflicts. I had to return to a previous install. And, my system refused installing XP SP3 — which was good, because SP3 had allot of driver conflicts. I cringe every time I get a software notice of ‘upgrade’ or ‘update’. They can cause more problems than they cure.]