Quote Originally Posted by paddlenbike View Post
Since my Windows laptop needs a fresh re-install and Windows XP is no longer supported, I re-started my search for a boxed or OEM copy of Windows 7. That's when I learned that Microsoft ceased the sale of Windows 7 on October 31, 2013. In today's news, Microsoft announced "Mainstream (free, Microsoft-provided) support for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed is expiring January 13, 2015."

So even if I could find a copy of Win7, it won't be supported much longer. Microsoft, you suck.
I agree with that. In my eyes win7 was very close to the quality of xp.