This is annoyingly slim on any details that would back up their assertions. For instance, if programs are apparently fast, and searching is fast, could they no

This is annoyingly slim on any details that would back up their assertions. For instance, if programs are apparently fast, and searching is fast, could they not at least be bothered to measure this (versus Vista or XP, or running previously-known-to-be-slow programs, or even measuring a Mac)? Then there is the fact that any clean install makes a system feel snappier for awhile; let's talk again in 4 weeks and see if everything hasn't become dog slow. And the rest of the article reads like someone who just wants eye candy. 3rd party programs have been able to customize the bells and whistles of Windows for some time, and they don't cost the $200-$400 that a new Windows would. I do not know if Windows 7 is a great OS, but I do know that this article isn't making that case in any meaningful way.