[Echo Talon]

it's getting late. microsoft bashers and conspiracy theorists should be waking up...

yep, its a solid product(sure it will need updates and patches just like OSX does AND ALL OTHER software, but it is better than WinXP and will be out shortly)

[Richard Kimball]

...it is better than WinXP and will be out shortly

Isn't that kind of like like being better than the Detroit Lions?

[antiRepublicrat]

yep, its a solid product(sure it will need updates and patches

You forget the two rules of Windows:

1. Do not use any new Windows version until at least Service Pack 1. Anything before that and you're a post-beta tester.
2. Any new Windows version will not be relatively stable with all features working correctly until Service Pack 2.

Now given the extended beta stage of Vista, we might be able to violate rule #2 and pull the stable stage to SP1, but you still shouldn't use Vista until then unless you want to be a post-beta tester.

[Southack]

" it is better than WinXP "

How?

How is being slower than XP (unless you turn off the advanced graphics, and sometimes even then), better?

How is having Wordpad in Vista unable to open the same MS Word files that can be opened by XP's Wordpad, "better?"

How is a larger, more bloated OS "better" at reducing downtime, reboots, and OS errors?

How is being unable to save the stocks in your stock ticker, "better?"

How is being inconsistent in screen command button placement, "better?"