Jim Lynch: Tech Analyst and Community Manager

Windows 7 was launched just over a month ago—I’m sure you’ve heard, read, seen, and generally experienced all of the hype. I, however, have been pretty much ignoring Windows 7 since the day Microsoft first announced it. Well, I finally got around to paying some attention to it and ended up installing Windows 7 Ultimate on my Mac.

What made me finally give it a shot? Perhaps it was simply morbid curiosity, given what a disappointment Windows Vista was for many people. Or perhaps it was simply a desire to make sure that I wasn’t missing anything on the odd chance that Microsoft had somehow finally created a version of Windows worth owning. Or maybe it was simply the OS addict in me that couldn’t resist the idea of playing with the latest version of Windows any more than it could the latest version of Kubuntu.

I’ve always been a distrohopper when it comes to Linux (more on that next week), so trying out the latest version of Windows fits right into that mindset. Who can resist playing with a new OS? Or at least a new version of one we all know and love? Well, okay, maybe we don’t all love Windows. But it’s impossible to completely ignore it forever.

Now that I’m not ignoring it, I have to admit that it’s not that bad. Frankly, I thought it would be Vista 2: Return of Crap, and it’s not. I’m actually enjoying using Windows 7. It’s not going to pull me away from Mac OS X and my collection of Linux distros, but it doesn’t repel me, either.

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