Is Windows 7 our SP2?

With Microsoft's latest public beta release of Windows 7, many PC users are questioning whether or not this is truly a "whole new OS". 

Vista SP1 officially released almost a year ago, and between then and today it's quite obvious Vista's bugs are overwhelming most day-to-day users. Conveniently enough, Windows 7 Beta launches, introducing a new taskbar and some revised coding (now the operating system is "snapper" according to Microsoft). But other than that, there's not much new in Windows 7. Take out the new taskbar and what do you have? Bug fixes. And that's it. It seems as though with Microsoft's employee layoffs, they have to put something on shelves to vacuum cash back into seemingly endless pockets. What better way than to disguise Vista with a new taskbar and bug fixes? 

Now, it's not just bug fixes in Windows 7. At some point, we'll also see multi-touch functionality. Which is great and all, but we need to look at what people own. Quite frankly, I don't see anyone using a touch-screen computer. Desktop, or laptop, they're just not out there. My Circuit City has none, my Best Buy has none, and they're rare to find on Amazon. 

So is Windows 7 simply a mockup of Vista SP2? Are we going to have to pay another $299 for Vista? I sure hope not. Until I see true "human-friendly features" from Windows again, I'm sticking to OS X. Snow Leopard is going to add a Ferrari engine to our Cadillac, and I can't wait. And Microsoft, let's start looking at what people have, and adapt to that, shall we? And let's also remove the whole "Windows 7" branding and just call it what it is: Vista Service Pack 2. 

(P.S.; First blog post! I'm very excited and privileged to be a part of TheCreativeOne blog community.)