Is it Time to Release Our White-Knuckled Grip on Windows XP?

Today, Microsoft releases its new version of Windows, and the initial reactions seem to be positive.  According to CNN's article "Windows 7 born from Vista's frustrations," Microsoft approached the creation of its latest operating system with a new business model.  Instead of building the entire system from the bottom up by themselves, they have turned to the big PC producers for input and suggestions.  Doing so has helped them create a product to compete with new Apple computers, whose advantage lies in having both hardware and software built and synchronized in-house.  Still to be seen is whether the great many who currently use Windows XP will make the migration to the new operating system.  It will also be interesting to observe the release of Google's Chrome OS and the effect this will have on Microsoft's dominance of the PC world.  For now, Microsoft should be pleased with the positive noise about their new OS, and glad they took the time to consult PC makers.  It turns out two brains are still better than one.