by Artemis

Created on: July 25, 2010

Ever heard the advice "Learn from your mistakes"? This time Microsoft did it for Windows 7. Not a 'mistake' actually, simply a luck not as good as Microsoft expected it to be. Certainly, it's not a 'bad luck' at all.

Back in 2007 with the release of Windows Vista, 6 years after Windows XP, the change was too much for people to bear. People were of course enthusiastic with the change in user interface, the shift from Luna to Aero theme, a side bar, the revamped start menu, and so forth. But the timing was not right, since these following problems occured:

1. Drivers had to be rewritten. Drivers for Windows XP will not run on Vista.

2. Windows Vista consumed a lot of resources and therefore required a powerful computer, which was much more expensive than systems capable of running Windows XP comfortably. At the same system, the computer would run slower when running Windows Vista.

3. Significant shift in security feature made Vista kept on asking for approval for every little things it was about to do. And apparently, it was not so secure after all.

Being six years in the reign, Windows XP had drawn a lot of fans. Many hardware and software were produced specifically for Windows XP, and wouldn't run on any other versions of Windows, either older or newer. This prevented lots of people from upgrading. They would rather stick with Windows XP to save themselves troubles, and they felt that even Windows XP with its applications had met virtually all of their needs.

Two years later, the Goddess of Fortune swung back to Microsoft's side, after making some tweaks in Windows 7. Business-wise, Windows 7 has an excellent position to win people's hearts, for these following reasons:

1. Timing. The powerful hardware required to run Windows Vista, at the time Windows 7 was released, had become standard hardware. Even the cheapest lowest Pentium Dual-core system on the market will run Windows 7 smoothly. Yes, even netbooks can also run appropriate edition of Windows 7 (Home Basic).

2. Timing. People are no longer shocked with the Aero interface, since they knew it 2 years in advance. It simply gets more beautiful and more compelling for people to upgrade.

3. Also timing. Drivers written for Windows Vista will run perfectly in Windows 7. For many laptops, bundled drivers are sometimes only for Windows Vista (WinXP is no longer supported). With Vista's short life span (only 2 years), it didn't have the chance to grow fanatical user base.

4. Improved experience. New things introduced

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