Microsoft’s recent release of Windows 7 may have you thinking. Should I be in a hurry to upgrade?  The answer is no. Here a 5 reasons why you should not be in a hurry to upgrade to Windows 7.

1. Pricing

Presently, the prices for the new Windows 7 operating system are relatively high. Like with anything else on the market over time the price will eventually become more affordable. At the moment, the best way to save money on the purchase of Windows 7 is to buy an upgrade as opposed to the full version.

2. Drivers

Windows 7 is still relatively new in the world of operating systems.  Hardware drivers still will be a major factor until the manufactures release patches and updates for all existing hardware. This will mainly affect those computers with more dated hardware and systems that have specialty hardware installed.

3. Software

Much like hardware manufactures need time to update their drivers for compatibility with Windows 7 software manufactures must be adapted for compatibility as well. A lot of us still run older software that may have some issues on new operating system. Though Windows 7 has better adaptability to older software than previous releases of Windows, it still has it quirks.

4. Security

Microsoft has done a better job of incorporating more security safeguards in Windows 7. But most of the included software is very cumbersome and not very intuitive. Still, at this point, most free third party software companies still have the upper hand on virus and malware prevention than Microsoft when it comes to manageability.

5. Too Many Versions

With so many versions of Windows 7 it is still a difficult choice for some people to make so close to the release.  There are a total six new versions to choose from which can be overwhelming to some consumers when making there decision.

Conclusion

Window 7 is great operating system and will be around for many more years to come. So take your time to upgrade. The benefits of waiting may save you money and some frustration in the log term.