windows 7 faster than Vista and xp?

When they made the OS, its seems like windows 7 has a suprise in store for many, its able to run on netbook computers, those small and with tiny keyboards and screens.
But its also able to run applications faster than Vista which is no suprise but also better than XP.

For many that is neat and we can ask us, how come it runs faster?

Windows 7 introduce a new thinking around the OS, as Microsoft saw a growing market with netbooks, they also saw, smaller and less powerful ahrdware, and they knew, if we make windows 7, to require as much as Vista did, we dont get that market.

So, what did they do?

They re-designed the absolute needed connections windows make to function within its kernel.
Doing that, allowed them to shrink the kernel down, they then knew what a small kernel they could do that was important to windows 7 functionality so it worked out of the box.
The kernel is a layered onion, each layer has its own function, first layer is hardware, then comes the how the hardware interact with the software drivers for your devices.
Then a layer for your applications and so on.

Microsoft way, isnt as direct as Mac or Linux, and you can say, its not as efficient designed but this also means, windows works with a lot more devices than any OS out there.
Its also neat to have 1.5gb drivers for your plug and play printer but as many knows, we dont use that many devices but to have the functionality of plug and play, there is a drawback that adds a little delay in the design of the windows.
However, this as it is looked at from the windows 7 team, they are requried to make smaller, faster, and more effcient functions based on feedback in how people use their computer.

Did you know most never set a password?

The reason is, we see the computer as a personal one much like our cellphone.
We also often just use one account.

We do so, as our habits using a computer are to share across our devices.
That windows 7 is as it seems faster to do things I am guessing that it has a lot to do with the re-design of the kernel, in what is a must needed for connections, and that streamlining of the kernel will start to bring us more speed using windows 7.

As fast or faster than XP, safer and more secure than XP/Vista, its new UI and easier to work across the same windows, for me that indicate a pretty decent OS that be out there to get.
Why use the old one, if the new one will make your machines run faster, look better and be more fun to use in a shared community?

You tell me

1. Shows M3 build 6801 released at pdc.
http://lifehacker.com/5082336/windows-7-vista-and-xp-bootup-benchmarks-updated

2. Build 6956 tested
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3187

3. Test showing w7 with xp and vista (beta 1) 7000 build
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3236&page=2

BTW
If windows 7 now is faster in beta, than the old and worn XP and Vista, how much will that improve further down the line into RC?
And, down the years?

I guess, we have a nice speedy, snappy OS and with the addition of solid state drives SSD, our desktop will be better looking and faster than before.

I hope this means a more integrated across platform at least if we use windows 7 as such ;)

/Robert Johansson