Analysts give early thumbs up to Windows 7
With its formal release still months away, Windows 7 is already being given the thumbs-up by industry analysts.
In a recent report, Pund-IT principal analyst Charles King said that the early indications are that the release of Microsoft's newest operating system should go far better than the disastrous first months of Windows Vista. King noted the changed approach to development and release Microsoft took with Windows 7. The analyst argued that while Windows Vista was an ambitious farewell project for Bill Gates, Windows 7 has reflected a better-managed development under the eye of Steve Ballmer.
"Early reports suggest that Ballmer’s baby should enjoy a successful and prosperous life, meaning that Microsoft’s customers and partners and the greater IT marketplace will find much to like and even more to gain in Windows 7," he wrote.
