Are you a Windows user looking for a comparison betweenWindows 7 vs Windows 8?
Have you downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer preview ?
Will Windows 7 continue to dominate PC and laptop market ?
Are you confused whether to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8?
If youre not able to answer the above questions youve come to the right place.
In this article, Ill try my best to compare Windows 7 and Windows 8 in key areas.
But welcome Windows 8!
According toGary Marshallof TechRadar there are some interesting differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8 and OS X Lion.
OS X Lion is completely a 64-bit Intel affair.
Windows 7 is a more polished version of Vista and XP and a refinement of the tradition Windows 95.
But coming to Windows 8 the changes are dramatic.
Coming to touch, Windows 7 touch features were horrible.
While OS X Lion and Windows 8 are all about the fingers.
Nice on-screen keyboard, gesture recognition, palm rejection are some of the key features of Windows 8.
Windows 8 also gets an app store and Microsoft calls it the Windows store.
There are some features which are better in Windows 7 than in Windows 8.
Office Suite applications work well in Windows 7 compared to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
[Update: 23rd Nov, 2012] A newWindows 8 vs Windows 7review is provided with more-in-depth details.
This latest article is more clear on the differences between both the OS.
The question regarding why you should upgrade to Windows 8 is clearly explained.
