I have been running Windows Server 2008 R2 since it came out. But have only just gotten round to Windows 7 (over XP).

I reckon Windows 7 is much better, on the whole, it has to be said. Still, in terms of continuing to run with XP... the adage "if it aint broke don't fix it" could be applied here too, I guess.

Course, with any form of continuing support from Microsoft, for XP, ending on April 8th 2014... and any kind of software supplier (AV, browser, 3d CG, etc) likely ceasing to support it too... it will "break", in due course.

Win 8... hmmm. At the moment I feel similarly, about this, to how I feel about a lot of what's apparently in Apple's Mountain Lion OS X... or what that seems to be about from the marketing soundbites, at least.

It feels like they're trying to turn the desktop computer into a giant sized equivalent to my mobile phone... on which I can predominantly focus on servicing the advertising revenue account of Mr Mark Zuckerberg and "friends"... and frankly this isn't what I really want... I don't think.

It feels, to me, like the "dumming down" of the desktop OS is well and truly upon us...