@Jonathan – yeah everyone I’ve chatted with say the same – Win 7 is stable. I’ve managed to wangle an eval of Win 7 which I should be getting in the next couple weeks so I can take it for a spin myself.

@John – can’t wait for Snow Leopard… smart man pre-ordering at Amazon!!!

A great account – I have been using Windows 7 and Office preview on my Macbook and must say that while I have been impressed with the features, still find myself growing tired at long startups, confusing feature layout, abundance of features nobody uses. I am forced to use it for Outlook which is company policy.

Once Snow Leapord comes out (pre-ordered from Amazon) those days will be gone (on my personal laptop at least.

Nice article

Yeah, MS always have issues with presos – drift your mind back to the BSOD Bill Gates got when demoing Windows 98

Bashing the competition is not on, it shows that you (the basher) have very little intelligence to create a useful campaign.

In terms of the Bing presentation, I couldn’t agree with you more. You don’t move forward by slagging the competition, really poor form (that goes for the little rant about Apple at the end as well).

What continues to annoy me most about MS keynotes, are all the staged skits. IT pros, developers, architects and technology enthusiasts are not actors! The skits come across as lame and often detract from the product/feature being showcased.

That being said, there is lots to be excited about from a developer’s perspective. In the last two years MS have embraced the ability to communicate with developers in the real world and its beginning to show in the products that are being delivered.

@Chris – indeed the feedback I’ve heard from Windows 7 users is that it’s very stable. One guy noted that one of the problems with the live demos is that they’re pushing the boundaries of Windows 7 to cover the audience and that if they focus on what Windows 7 does best then these problems wouldn’t happen.