HP brings back Windows 7 computers "by popular demand"

Good news! HP brings back Windows 7 'by popular demand' http://t.co/NM9Zy0cgK6 via @verge
— expri (@expricom) January 20, 2014

Editor's note: Windows 7 is the BEST operating system Microsoft has ever made, and it is the best desktop and notebook OS ever made, thus far, by any company.  Finally, HP, at least, has realized knowledge workers and others who use their computers "to get work done" with a real keyboard and mouse, do not want to be slowed-down by the gorilla-arm syndrome and dueling OS built-in to the dumbed-down tablet-touch-screen OS known as Windows 8. Thank you HP!

More info on HP Windows 7 computers: Windows 7 desktop PCs and Windows 7 notebook PCs

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