So, I just pulled it down from MSDN and I'm going to start checking it out.

I'm planning on skipping right over Vista.

Nice, I'm curious to see how it goes.  I was going to DL it, but I figured I'd wait until the MSDN conference next week to get the DVD.

I've been working with MS operating systems since Windows 3.1.  I used to teach NT 3.51 and 4.0 courses.  Vista has some "quirks."  Lots of good stuff, but still has a major "version 1.0" feeling.  Good call to skip and get on Win 7. 

Well, I've been using here at work for a few days.  I have to say, it's a lot better than Vista.

It's not a memory hound, or so it seems.  I'm running this on a pretty old P4 system with one 1.2 gigs of RAM…and it's doing VERY well.

There's a TON less processes running in the background.  And it's zippy.  I like it..

We've been playing with it here…I'm running all the apps that I need for work.  We've pushed out some apps from the servers with out issues.

Except for having to run IE8 in Compatibility View a lot, it's not bad.

I've been hearing about the speed improvements a lot.  Good to hear about the app compatibility.  I have to decide if I want to install it on my XP gaming desktop or my Vista tablet.