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Revolutionary.
1. The kind of focus MS is giving to performance is revolutionary. Its the first time that an OS is performing faster than its predecessor.:). Example in case - a 1.86 GHz single core Celeron Processor, 2 GB 553 MHz RAM, Intel 965 Express chipset machine is able to run Windows 7 B1 Ultimate with full aero effects, and snappily so.
2. The nook-to-cranny overhaul, to make the system easier to use, and I really mean easier, is revolutionary. I will state a small example. My ISP requires me to plug-in a LAN wire and then launch the browser to land at a login page which loaded automatically since my browser is set to go to ubiquitious MSN at every start. Sometimes this login page would load correctly and sometimes it just refused to load on Vista, even after manually entering the URL. Now with windows 7, I just have to plug-in the LAN wire and I get a nice small pop-up in the tray telling me to click to login. And surely with one click it all works. Not an earth shattering change, but inspires confidence.
There are numerous other bits - and all of them work together to enhance the overall experience.
Thank God for Vista debacle which really forced MS to look at things from a user`s perspective.

P.S. - I dont know how MS managed to do it but Indexing Process works a lot faster on 7 than it did on Vista.
P.S.2 - I cant imagine why Defender does not have a software explorer anymore.
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certainly evolutionary.  Bozzer | 01/20/09
Yawn...Yawn...Another attempt to flog Vista.  MarketingTutor | 01/20/09
Windows 7, sad case of "Penguin Envy"  MarketingTutor | 01/20/09
OpenSUSE...Viva la Novell  MarketingTutor | 01/20/09
You teach people to talk to themselves?  rtk | 01/20/09
You teach people to talk to themselves?  mbradley2 | 01/21/09
I'm hoping that  rtk | 01/21/09
too bad for Novell  rbslack@... | 01/21/09
lol Penguin envy? Rediculous....  rbslack@... | 01/21/09
Poor Marketing My friend.  Bozzer | 01/21/09
Unfortunately they don't realize that.  rbslack@... | 01/21/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  TomMariner | 01/20/09
Revolutionary.  ravi16aug@... | 01/20/09
Perhaps your opinion will be taken into account  chrome_slinky@... | 01/20/09
You can't please everyone...  Sleeper Service | 01/20/09
Hmmm...  logicearth@... | 01/20/09
Sorry but you just dont know what you are talkin about  rbslack@... | 01/21/09
Since it's infinitely more configurable  alaniane@... | 01/22/09
Sure you can do that...  logicearth@... | 01/22/09
Window dressing  Alan Smithie | 01/20/09
*Sigh*  Sleeper Service | 01/20/09
heh heh heh...snicker:)  James Quinn | 01/20/09
ok Jim. have your littel laugh. wink  xuniL_z | 01/21/09
Way too serious about this one my friend....  James Quinn | 01/21/09
My bad then.  xuniL_z | 01/22/09
Far Left !  Alan Smithie | 01/22/09
You emphasized my point.  xuniL_z | 01/22/09
A few definitions of liberal  Alan Smithie | 01/23/09
Bravo, Alan!  Ole Man | 02/01/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  black-jack | 01/20/09
More of the same...Vista SP2 Redux  trakerjon@... | 01/20/09
Yawn  CelticBrewer | 01/20/09
If you liked his post you should try NonZealot on  James Quinn | 01/20/09
Because it runs virtually every useful application...  Sleeper Service | 01/20/09
Both methods have problems....  James Quinn | 01/20/09
Jimbo. I have a question for you.  xuniL_z | 01/20/09
Actually "YES" I think OSX is bloated....  James Quinn | 01/20/09
Actually, I have to agree with you on one point  gavin142 | 01/20/09
I would guess they are.....  James Quinn | 01/20/09
Some argue ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/20/09
Oops my bad see above...sorry.  James Quinn | 01/20/09
It's much easier though  Alan Smithie | 01/20/09
I'll second that  Alan Smithie | 01/20/09
Modularity is not the answer.  ye | 01/20/09
Modularity is still needed  alaniane@... | 01/22/09
I know just what you are looking for: Windows.....  xuniL_z | 01/20/09
Modularity  rhomp2002@... | 01/20/09
Not quite because say I purchase Home Basic....  James Quinn | 01/21/09
Agreed Jim. I said it wasn't perfect, just more options than OS X.  xuniL_z | 01/22/09
@ xuniL: The departure...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/24/09
@Modularity is not the answer.  Alan Smithie | 01/21/09
More comments .....  ShadeTree | 01/20/09
Who cares.... about windows 6,7,8?  LazLong | 01/20/09
Consumers?  CelticBrewer | 01/20/09
Answer to your question about Apple...  James Quinn | 01/20/09
iPod simple and intuitive?  omdguy | 01/20/09
One of Apples success points is it does not try too  James Quinn | 01/21/09
Jim, please stop and think about what you said.  xuniL_z | 01/22/09
Who cares about Windows?  Sleeper Service | 01/20/09
All about market share huh?  Mikael_z | 01/21/09
Then you must have your head in the sand.  ShadeTree | 01/20/09
RE: Who cares.... about windows 6,7,8?  wbranch@... | 01/20/09
If you have a spare one  gavin142 | 01/20/09
What has been?  CelticBrewer | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  jonathan.mason1@... | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  Chiatzu | 01/20/09
Much less intrusive,  gavin142 | 01/20/09
I am suprised you left out Device Stage.  ShadeTree | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  fire115 | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  fire115 | 01/20/09
Eevn if i hate MS wiht all my gust and soul  Quebec-french | 01/20/09
Question: Getting to the desktop; also, an incomplete sentence  Anton Philidor | 01/20/09
Well...  logicearth@... | 01/20/09
IE is slow on my new test box  dragosani | 01/20/09
Slow is to be expected with only 2 megs of ram.  frankinks | 01/20/09
it takes only 3 megs to RAM to run Windows Vista?! :o (NT)  logicearth@... | 01/20/09
I believe it's definately specific to the IE8 beta  gavin142 | 01/20/09
(but then again...)  gavin142 | 01/20/09
That's why...  Core2uu | 01/20/09
But that's kinda silly...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/24/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  frankinks | 01/20/09
Disagree  LiquidLearner | 01/20/09
The eye candy is far from revolutionary.  Breetai | 01/20/09
What I'd like to see improved / put back in to Windows 7  boed | 01/20/09
Hmm...Title...  logicearth@... | 01/21/09
What's in it, anyway?!?!?!?!?  TristanGrimaux | 01/20/09
Windows 7 - this is the VISTA that MS should have given!!!  jimiznhb | 01/20/09
Actually there are more of us that think  Michael L Hereid Sr | 01/20/09
re: Windows 7 - this is the VISTA that MS should have given!!!  slimmac1 | 01/20/09
Adrian, understand your terms:  Jaips | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  gas5812@... | 01/20/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  ankitbhatia | 01/20/09
Ho Hum.......... Just another facelift, and minor changes under the bonnet  KeithAu001 | 01/21/09
Ho Hum.......... Just another facelift, and minor changes under the bonnet  KeithAu001 | 01/21/09
Ho Hum.......... Just another facelift, and minor changes under the bonnet  KeithAu001 | 01/21/09
RE: Windows 7 - Service Pack 1 Release ?  tony@... | 01/21/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  rbslack@... | 01/21/09
Evolutionary leap? Maybe, revolutionary? Not from what I can see  TtfnJohn | 01/22/09
RE: Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?  darkdaz | 01/26/09

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