Windows 7 is a good thing…
I’m an agnostic when it comes to operating systems. I don’t possess the religious ferment present in a lot of us geeks as to the ‘best’ OS nor do I believe in the ‘free is always best’ mantra of the open source zealots. But this is starting to feel political so I better move on…
I’ve been running Windows 7 RC on my desktop for a while now and I must confess that is has been a refreshing experience, especially when compared to Windows Vista. Windows 7 has been reliable, fast, and even pleasant. No strange networking behavior. No driver uglies. It just works and doesn’t get in the way. I’m running 64bit Windows 7 RC on an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz with 6GB RAM and I’ve yet to push the box at all. It always has plenty of spare resources. Dare I write that Windows 7 is more efficient? Oh gosh, I guess I did 
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Best of luck with your Windows 7 endeavors. So far mine have been pleasant and pain free. And for a Windows OS RC experience that is a new result, at least for me.