No, nothing changing on this library’s end. But maybe the box you’re viewing the DPL Info Cafe on has seen better days, particularly if it is a PC.
The brain trust in Redmond, WA has all but outright said that Windows Vista was an flop. This is evidenced by their record-breaking rollout of Windows 7 in about half the time. Some could argue that they had no choice, as Windows Vista was terrible and no one was buying it.
There does, however, seem to be a lot of consensus by computer columnists and the thousands of beta-testing regular folks about Windows 7 as more than just attonement for that sin…it may be that rationalization that you need to buy a new system to take advantage of it.
Here’s what we know so far:
-It’s not the resource hog that Vista was. Some people have been testing it on ancient systems and find its demands are strikingly similar to Windows XP.
-A lot of people have been tolerating their old 6-7 year old boxes in anticipation of this release. There is a significant uptick in demand for parts right now, a month before Windows 7 hits shelves.
-Windows 7 hits shelves on October 22nd. College students will get it at the insanely low price of $30 dollars. You will not.
-We’ve purchased a number of books in anticipation of Windows 7 rollout. If you think you’re going to get it anyways, might not hurt to bone up ahead of time.