I have installed Microsoft Windows 7 on several different PCs during the past few weeks and I have had no major problems and only one or two minor annoyances. In fact, the Windows 7 installation experience has been downright pleasant compared to the troubles I had with my first Windows Vista installations. But maybe I am just lucky this time.

That is why I am asking for your input in the form of a poll question and the corresponding discussion thread that it feeds. What has been your experience? I have seen a few reports of failed installs and a few more bad installs, but for the most part the general trend has been toward an almost anticlimactic non-event when it comes to Windows 7 installs.

But let’s put this to the test with a quick poll. And when you are done with the poll take a moment to share your Windows 7 installation experience – maybe we can learn something from the collected stories.

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Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Originally posted at Android Atlas

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Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast

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On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless officially announced that its first Google Android device, the Motorola Droid, would hit streets on November 6 with a price tag of $199.99. Of course, to get that price, you need to sign up for a two-year contract and deal with …

Originally posted at Android Atlas

What type of iPhone will you be this Halloween? (And check out the apps!)

Why do so many people want to dress up as an iPhone for Halloween? Can’t nerds dress up as something normal like Steve Jobs or the Linux Penguin? In recent years more and more Halloween party goers are choosing to dress up like an iPhone.

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