SmallBusinessNewz

Sometime this year - or maybe early next - the computing landscape is going to shift a bit as Microsoft replaces Windows Vista with Windows 7.  For small businesses, this is shaping up to be an excellent occurrence.

Tests of the Windows 7 beta have shown it to be faster and need less energy than Vista.  Even at this early stage of development, it's challenging the older operating system in the stability department, too.  There doesn't seem to be any area in which ground has been lost.

Businesses that are using Vista and have some spare cash may find it worth their while to upgrade, then.  And perhaps more importantly, businesses that have clung to XP have less reason to view buying new computers as an awful thing.  Cost aside, at least they'll now get something that should work well.

We're not suggesting that you call up the Windows 7 development team with your credit card number, of course; the operating system's final version will need to be tested.  Also, it's hard to look forward to Windows 7 too much when Microsoft won't even say when the product will be released.

Still, it looks like the company is on the path to doing something that will provide small businesses with a nice, safe computing upgrade option.