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Again, it depends on your specs.
If you've got a P4 with 512 Megs or a Gig of Ram - yeah, hold off. You'll need a new computer before you need Vista.
If you've got a newish system, especially an x64 one, with a Dual Core processor - get the OS. I've been running Vista since the earliest previews and, since the Release Candidate stage, I've been using it as my main OS (well, my main PC OS). I'm planning on getting a copy of Home Premium on the 30th.
Of course, in part that's because one local store is offering a free Wireless-N router with it, but still - I'd go for an OEM copy from somewhere else otherwise.
So was Windows 3.1, Windos95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows … whatever. BS. Just another ploy to get our bucks and make Gates richer.
As the poster said … gives me more reason to move to a Mac platform. Not that they don’t have version upgrades on a regular basis. At least their upgrades tend to be somewhat stable and without a lot of “fixes to keep them alive.
I don't see ANY upside to buying Vista now. I have a stable system that performs well and is fully matured through all its service pack incarnations. So now you want me buy Vista and jump through all those hoops again?...I don't think so.
Back in the days of DOS (Does that make me an old fart?) we learned to NOT buy new offerings from Microsoft. We always waited a few months for someone else to work out the bugs.
This is good news; seven more years of XP support, and they even plan a Service Pack 3 next year.
It gives me more time before I have to learn Linux. I personally don't like Macs because of the risk of getting a not good Mac. Plus, it's so easy to assemble a PC and install an OS, why bother paying more money for something welded together that you can't upgrade.
There reasons not to buy Vista that are not even in the article.
I still like win 98 SE.
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you're probably going to want to buy a new, Vista-optimized PC.somehow I just don't think so. :')
I just got this one working good ...do I really need to change?
Pay attention to this too. Stay with XP for now.
Or skip Vista altogether and try Linux on your existing machine.
I'm still happily using win98 on my stand-by machine.
I was going to upgrade it to xp but could not find a driver for my 5 1/4" drive.
My applications are not compatible with Windows. I'll stick to what's easier and more powerful.
Microsoft is already planning its first service pack ....
1. Vista is incomplete
Microsoft and other software vendors are always working on the next service pack or release. That's how software developers stay employed.
2. Vista is expensive
Home Basic costs about the same as XP Home. You want more features, you pay more. Pretty simple.
3. Vista wants a new PC
You mean, like my wife's three year old Inspiron 8600? It runs Vista Business just fine, thanks. Including Aero.
4. Vista is time-consuming
Installing any new operating system is time-consuming. You have to configure everything, load your data, install your applications and get your peripherals working. Then, in the case of Vista, you have to figure out where Microsoft buried all the options, menus and features ....
This was the most idiotic rant yet. First the author bitches about change, then recommends...a Mac. Upgrades from XP take 45 minutes to an hour - and they work, as long as you pay attention to what the upgrade advisor tells you.
So, Dave. Again, What's your agenda?