People seem to like Windows 8.1. Don’t let the Linux and Apple zealots deter you.
Hey, I am a Windows guy too. But I am running Linux too and it is great! Plus it is free. Can’t beat that.
What the heck is up with the latest version of IE. It seems to get sick after a while, slows down, crashes, locks up.
Windows 7 seems to be solid. I have only seen 8 and it seems clunky but it seems to be following its predecessors — vista, ME — as a beta OS for following versions.