It is pretty great. I feel like a few things are pushed down my throat that I do not welcome, and I feel like I'm treated a little childishly, but overall it is just way better! Similarly, I think this upgrade was a good thing, and I *know* it was an inevitable thing.And once you get used to Windows 7 it's so awesome.
If they'd had the option to have Windows XP or Windows 7 on this new computer, being a creature of habit and tending to trust what's been around for a while, I would have probably asked to keep Windows XP...but since I was forced to, I am growing to really like W7.