Well,

 

I went and installed Windows 7 Beta and so far so good. Most people avoid betas like the plague but I have found that no matter what happens you tend to learn something (albeit sometimes the hard way). It has only a few cosmetic changes. I would liken it to the upgrade from Windows 3 to 3.11 which was significant in terms of functionality but look & feel were almost identical. To use a car anology Windows 7 from Vista is a lot like replacing the engine out of a nice looking car for something a lot more reliable and well built.

 

I like that the sidebar has died in favor of standalone desktop gadgets. I like the new format for the menu bar and streamlined security alerts etc. Well see how it performs. So far it’s pretty nice with nary a single conflict. I isntalled it as an upgrade which is usually prone to more issues than a clean install.

 

If anybody else is running it let me know what you think.