October News

Windows 7 lands in Wolverhampton… and beyond!”
October can’t be allowed to pass without mention of the launch of Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft. Having used it for the past 4 months or so, I have to say I quite like it. It’s much more lightweight and responsive than Vista, although maybe that’s not really saying much. The paying public also seem to think there’s going to be something worth payin for, with Amazon.co.uk reporting it to be the highest grossing pre-ordered product ever. Either people are believing the hype or they are all disgruntled Vista users keen to dump Microsoft’s latest equivalent of Millennnium Edition.

Farewell XP
The launch of Windows 7 now means Microsoft have withdrawn the sale of Windows XP. Finchfield IT’s suppliers only have a few copies left for sale, and we have already had several customers requesting installation of XP over their Vista installation, rather than opting to upgrade to Windows 7. XP has been a good stable system for the past 9 years but the time has come to move on. I’m sure many people will miss XP and it seems harsh to remove people’s choice. However, it would be difficult for Microsoft to continue to support 3 operating systems indefinitely. Updates and fixes for XP will continue to be released for 5 years, so you don’t have to ditch XP yet.

Of course, those people wishing to continue with XP for some time yet can always consider upgrading their current system to keep them going.