Windows 7 Officially Goes Beta
Windows 7 has been released as a public beta this week and impressions are coming in. Microsoft’s next operating system has been under the watchful eye of many users, probably more so than any other version of Windows because of the backlash against Vista. Is this OS worth the wait? Is it the silver lining that many are hoping it would be?
Throughout the OS, windows open faster, apps seem to launch more quickly, and the interface seems a little snappier than it was with my Vista installation on the same machine a few hours ago. Startup is a bit quicker, too, getting me from power-on to fully booted in about 74 seconds, versus 87 seconds prior to the upgrade.
Note that the disclaimer here is that this is an impression, so please don’t go looking for numbers down to the millisecond in terms of speed. One thing’s for sure: the overall feedback so far is that the beta version of Windows 7 seems to outperform Windows Vista. Hopefully this will become consistent as time progresses. Maybe users will be able to skip upgrading to Vista after all.
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