Looks like 7 will be available as an OEM install for a while yet. The corporate crowd has spoken (incl. thumb on nose, giant raspberry, and various obscene gestures). http://arstechnica.com/information-techn...usiness-buyers/

Those of us who are computer savvy will find our way through this transition. I do worry about people who don't understand the implications. If they do critical stuff like banking online, that's blood in the water. No doubt the sharks are circling.