Windows 7 review
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Last reviewed: 2009-08-07August 7th 2009
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Product Summary
For
Improved performance
>Pinned icons
>Live thumbnails
>Jump lists and window snaps make Aero useful as well as attractive
>New ways of organising files with libraries
>Improved backup
>Less annoying notifications
Against
XP Mode isn't an integrated option yet
>Microsoft backed down on libraries and Ctrl-E brings up My Computer instead
>You can't add NAS drives to libraries
>Ultimate edition is almost unnecessary except for adding BitLocker – which should be in the Professional Edition – and rather expensive (as are the Anytime Upgrades)
>Yes, it's what Vista should have been (but it's more than that)
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