[SmokingJoe]

http://www.microsoft.com/msft/earnings/fy10/earn_rel_q2_10.mspx

60 million Windows 7 units sold in just over 2 months is just insane.

[flaglady47]

Is Windows 7 radically different than Windows XP? I love Windows XP, and am afraid Windows 7 will be more like Vista which I didn’t like at all. How is Windows 7 similar or different from Windows XP? Why would I want Windows 7? What’s the advantage of it?

[Repeal The 17th]

I still don’t know why I should upgrade from Windows 2000.

[BallyBill]

I'm one of the few(apparently) who has had no problems with Vista, but Windows7 is very smooth. I only use 7 at night in the rec room, but every night I find some new and cool thing to mess with on it. Stuff that actually is useful as well.

Oh, if you like XP and it works, I don't blame you for not upgrading. It really was the best thing since Win95 came out.

[Wonder Warthog]

"60 million Windows 7 units sold in just over 2 months is just insane."

Why??

[Dr. Scarpetta]

My new Windows 7 computer is so fast that it’s annoying to use our other one with XP.

[sergeantdave]

For the first time in my life I bought a laptop with Windows 7 under the hood.

It was like buying a car with square wheels, propelled by four blind mice and missing the steering wheel. The developers forgot to include a recommendation to get drunk before use.

And the “new” Internet Explorer is stuck in the 1990s. Someone needs to clue these boys in that CSS exists.

[N. Theknow]

Sounds like a lot of people replacing Vista. Like me.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I’m running a wireless network in my home with a new Windows 7 laptop. My desktop is running XP, to which the printer is connected. I’ve been unable to print from my laptop. Any suggestions?

[ShadowAce]

[paulycy]

Used XP for years. Used Vista x64 for about 5 months. Now on Win 7 x64. Each time it was worth the upgrade for performance although Vista was a bit sketchy around the edges at times.

Much happier with win 7 over Vista - very stable for me (although there are a few problems with the file dialogs) and win 7 should be around a long time just like XP was.

Might as well jump in and get acquainted, IMO.

[meyer]

It has to be Windows 7, because it sure can't be Office 2007 that is popular. They took a perfectly good office suite and destroyed its usability with the ridiculous, schizophrenic user interface.

[pctech]

I’m beginning to think that they snookered folks with Windows 7. I just read an article where Microsoft could be planning on releasing Windows 8 next summer. Anyone else hear this?

[shorty_harris]

I only use windows os for my first-person shooter games, and for ms flight simulator. Some of the newer games won’t run on windows 2000 though. I’m having a hard time trying to convince myself to shell out $150 or so for windows 7, just to run games on. If it were $40, I’d do it.

[dubie]

We got Windows 7 to run an IBM Thinkpad t21 with 512 ram and it runs awesome! Better than XP on the same hardware. Its amazing. Other tests have been good too... We are starting to deploy Windows7 here @ work. Starting out just a few clients to see how it goes. So far so good.

[dennisw]

60 million Windows 7 units sold in just over 2 months is just insane.........

Windows 7 is an interesting release in that many units were sold on a discounted basis. Microsoft sees a threat from Apple so has flooded the zone to get maximum visibility via pre-launch events and via discounted prices such as on academic editions. Microsoft is in fierce competition for the young people. Apple is hurting them there

With XP the serial number would only work with one physical disc (CD)

If you have a legitimate Windows 7 serial number it is not mated to a physical CD. I have a Windows 7 premium upgrade number and it works with a generic download of Windows 7 premium upgrade. Plus this upgrade (from Vista presumably maybe XP) can actually be used for a clean install very easily. Which is always the best way to go anyways

So Windows7 rules are kind of loose it seems
You can get the academic edition for about $30 if you or your child has a .edu email address