My Windows 7 experience...

I have been test driving Microsoft Windows 7 beta on a MSI wind netbook for a couple of weeks now and so far, Ivé got no major complaints. This operating system is still in the testing (beta ) stage and as such not all software driver components are bundled with it, the most noticeable of which is the camera drivers. I have been using the OS on a netbook with a built in camera and so far, have not been able to make the camera work. The same thing has been experienced by a friend who uses a Lenovo S10 netbook. But heck, what do you expect with a free test version..
Now, in my work environment, We are Windows XP lovers. Up to our latest hardware acquisitions, we specify that the OS should be XP pro. We prefer to be safe, so we did not really cross over to Windows Vista. Prior to XP, we were (and still are using) Microsoft NT. Test runs with Vista showed it to be a cumbersome OS with its user access controls (UAC) which prompts the user to confirm almost any action done with the PC. Good thing the guys at stopped at making the OS omnipresent, imagine being prompted by your pc "are you sure you want to use the toilet now" or "please confirm if you want to flush now"... Now that would freak me out!
So one of the greatest reliefs of W7 is that these UAC's have been minimized to the most important of functions such as software installation. Another good thing about W7 is that it is not as resource intensive as Vista. I think V has a minimum 2 GB ram requirement. Use lower ram and run the risk of a sluggish OS. So fat chance that it can run on netbooks. As previously mentioned, I'm doing this on a standard netbook with 1 GB ram and it works like a well oiled machine. Even the desktop graphic interface offers a seamless transition (wow, that was geeky! when in fact what i mean is when you hover the cursor over an icon the cursor shows active applications in bold while inactive ones appears in opaqe).
I have tried W7 on 2 types of HP printers and so far has not been embarrased with W7's plug and play capabilities. This is a plus point for Microsoft since similar efforts with Ubuntu operating systems , problems with the plug n play capabilities with HP printers were encountered by me ( but hey again, Ubuntu is free).
I think my test drive have not been exhaustive enough as to give a thorough review of the OS, but so far it has been an enjoyable ride. The shift has been a pleasant one, more like upgrading from a bare standard sedan to one with all power options. Same familiar ride but with a more classy drive...Hopefully as i explore further, i can share more of my experience with Windows 7.