Of course, 'shill' here means 'person I disagree with'. The fact that Windows 7 will run slower on your ridiculously outdated hardware means utterly fuck all. The fact that you're declaring which Windows version is best despite clearly not having tried Windows 7 says plenty.
I'm a non-partisan user. I have an imac, a linux-booting eeepc & a dual-booting xp/ubuntu main machine. I tried Vista for four days when it was in beta and have never even though about using it again. So I hope some of this qualifies me as a legitimately open-minded end user.
I fucking LOVE Windows 7. I've had one issue since installing it a week ago, and that's that windows installer is buggy as shit. Other than that, the interface is lovely, some of the newer features (which may have been in vista, I don't know) are really useful...top of the list is the integration of the quick launch toolbar into the taskbar, making the difference between a running application and a launch icon disappear. Njice paradigm shift, treating open and closed apps the same way. Windows 7 is fast enough to make that believable...Firefox loads in about a quarter of the time it takes in XP on the same machine. Being able to run a locked Windows Media Center on my TV, which is running as a second monitor, is awesome. Boot time is good, shutdown time ditto, UAC is still a bit annoying, but less so.
They didn't need to fuck around with locations again...i have the way MS redefines all the control panels etc with each release. I don't need to find display settings somewhere new every time I upgrade.
Still, the thing is, who needs an OS that uses on 20MB? Have you priced RAM lately? The fact is that Windows 7 will run comfortably on a pretty cheap MODERN PC. I can't loan linux on my abacus, boo-hoo.