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by makecheck 6071 days ago
They fixed a lot of the right things, yes. And they left a lot of things untouched, which is inexcusable for a company with their resources (sure it's a fresh coat of paint; but dig down just a little, and you can still find horrible, awkward interfaces that were untouched since 1995).

My friend bought 7 Pro for his extremely fast PC built in the last couple of years. But within hours he decided to remove it (back to XP) and wait until he buys a new PC. I'm sure the hardware businesses love that, but what kind of value is that for a multi-hundred-dollar OS?