Well, Microsoft might just have overcome the Microsoft Vista "issues". Windows 7, with less marketing, seems to be more robust, faster, and overall better.
More info available at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/home?os=nonwin7 [3]
Links:
[1] http://linux.philosweb.com/drupal/category/it/software/software/os/microsoft
[2] http://linux.philosweb.com/drupal/category/it/software/os
[3] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/home?os=nonwin7