Article: New Windows OS better than Vista, but you'll need top-notch equipment

After the somewhat disastrous launch of Windows Vista -- largely ignored by businesses as they stuck with the XP version of the operating system -- Microsoft is preparing another debut.

Windows 7 is scheduled to be released Oct. 22, and some computer analysts who have been working with a beta version say that this time, Microsoft got it right.

"It's everything that Vista should have been," said Trevor Dierdorff, owner of Amnet, a Colorado Springs-based computer network company. "It's easy to use, has some nice upgrades. It will be good for businesses."

The latest effort by Microsoft looks a little different than Vista or XP -- hovering over icons gives thumbnails of office product pages and ...

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