Windows 7 is on a lot of people's minds.

will it be the next big thing for microsoft, or is it going to be another version of "the V word".

one thing is for sure, it definitely looks like the very graphical user interfaces are here to stay:


with the reviews on the current public beta looking pretty good and microsoft's design strategy getting turned on its head, windows 7, at the very least, is looking to be a major improvement on vista.

a few extra links I found:
windows chief opens up on '7'

Windows 7 build 6956 performance test

number of benchmarks in different progs amongst vista, 7 and XP SP3

so what is your take on Windows 7?