Windows 7 was built to fix the problems that plagued Vista, and it unquestionably succeeds in doing that. It's a bit less bloated, it runs a bit faster, and it even makes it easier and faster to organize files and launch programs. The annoying security alerts from User Account Control have been quieted. And the compatibility issues with third-party software and hardware device drivers have largely been ironed away. Windows 7 is not only a worthy successor to Windows XP, but a worthy challenger to Mac OS X.
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