The special pre-release upgrade pricing for Windows 7 Home premium and Windows 7 Professional ended yesterday. I only realized that today. Rats!

With Windows 7, Microsoft has tried to address all of the many complaints of Vista users. Instead of a new Operating System, Windows 7 shares the same core as Windows Vista. It could almost be a Revision of Windows Vista if it were not for all the improvements.

Paul Thurrott, on his Supersite for Windows, says of Windows 7:
“it looks like a prettier version of Windows Vista. But it’s small and fast, usable and secure. It is the first version of Windows, perhaps ever, that I can recommend wholeheartedly, and without reservation, to virtually anyone.”

This is a recommendation from one of the industries leading Windows experts, although one who regarded Windows Vista, as far better than Windows XP. There are also numerous people who are already running Windows 7 (previously the latest beta, now the Release Candidate) as their main Operating System.

As some have said, Windows 7 is a Vista that works.