Windows 7 is here - now what?

The ridiculous PC vs Mac battle has been rehashed over and over with poorly constructed arguments by flamboyant fan-boys on both sides of the fence for years.  I have personally spent the great majority of the past 13 years of computer hardware and software involvement with building and troubleshooting PCs.  However, in August of 2008, I permanently made the switch to Mac and have never looked back.  Now Windows 7 has been released and the early reviews by the almost 8 million beta testers have been quite positive.  "This is the best Windows yet" is just one of the common quotes.  "Many of the problems of previous Windows operating systems have been improved."  While good comments, it does make you wonder why there were so many problems before that needed addressing and why any new OS would not be the best yet because if so, why would it be new?  Of course, it's just marketing spin anyways.

This new release does come with some sadness for me as this is the first Microsoft operating system release over the past 13 years that I have not had the earliest version for testing months before official release - I was even an official Microsoft beta tester for Windows Home Server.  Personally, the days of building and re-building machines is over and I am glad for the time restored to my life.   I would spend countless hours reviewing sites like Newegg.com for the newest and greatest PC components and make purchases on cheap peripherals from "deal" emails.  It was actually quite eerie after converting to Mac not spending so much time doing such activities.  But there was also a sense of "release" and "freedom" from the pursuit as well that was very refreshing and just cannot be put into words.

So now that Windows 7 is here more people will continue to argue over Microsoft Windows vs Apple Mac - which is just what happened last month with Apple's upgrade to OSX - Snow Leopard.  In the end, each computer user will need to decide what operating system works for them.  Personally, I could not be happier with the Apple Mac OSX and their ingenious and beautifully-crafted hardware.  Everything always works beautifully - no driver issues, no freezing, no major virus, worm, or trojan issues - all while sporting a wonderful aluminum shell.  Plus - iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, and Safari are great.  There is a premium price to Apple hardware, but the benefits way outweigh the extra cost - at least to me.  And now with the recent news 2 days ago of the new line of iMacs, my wait is over for a new desktop.  I am in heaven...