I mean I love Windows 7. Windows 7 is an awesome operating system and I hate Windows 8 with the greatest of passion, but Windows XP is a great Windows OS too and wondering if it is really dead now?
There is no point to stay on Windows 7, if you have the chance to get Windows 8 for few bucks. Its faster in loading (mostly visible on older computers), smaller memory footprint, network performance is improved. People hate Metro, me too, but there are few applications that give you back start menu, if you prefer, and some of them are free and some even have more options then original Windows 7 start menu had.