"It is hoped that the recent release of new operating systems such Windows 7, Snow Leopard and several Linux based platforms, combined with the upcoming festive season could help spur revenues further in this sector."

The reason users always upgraded their computers whenever a new Windows OS came out is because each subsequent Windows OS had more bloat. Everybody who likes to read tech sites knows that this is the first Windows OS that runs faster(maybe I should say uses less cpu) than previous OSes. So, upgrading your computer simply because you're upgrading your Windows OS is silly. If you're upgrading because of gaming or you're simply buying a brand new computer, by all means get a faster computer. But if all you're doing is switching your Windows 2000, XP, or Vista files to Windows 7, $119 is all you really need to spend, that being the price I saw at Office Depot for Windows Premium.

Also, the guy told me Windows Premium was the cheapest and simplest version sold, which makes the Premium name quite silly. Not sure if he was correct or not.