Agenda? Why must I have an agenda? How about when I need a new computer, I can upgrade it with a faster proscessor, more RAM, a bigger hard drive for those digital photos of family and friends, a nice video monitor and NOT have to worry about learning a new OS, finding drivers for hardware that I have had since Windows 95 (my HP LJ-6 printer is one example), and wondering if my current applications, including some that unique to my profession, will work with the new OS. It would be nice to install XP and the service packs and go from there.
For me its about options. I want the option to continue to use, at least for a few more years, what I'm comfortable with. I don't need, nor want something with all the new bells and whistles. If others have lots of media apps and games that need the horsepower, so be it. I just want something that is fast, secure, reliable and doesn't require me to start at the bottom of the learning curve once again. And I venture to say there are millions of us, non-IT types, out there who feel the same way.
So you post negative articles and pile on to every anti-Vista thread because you're some sort of computer luddite who wants to keep his 12-year-old hardware and software? What are you looking for, validation? You may as well not even shop for new hardware - new stuff doesn't come with floppy drives, LPT or serial ports anymore.
My daughter's new laptop is Vista compatible but there really is no need to upgrade it until the bugs are worked out. That generally takes about two years.
My agenda is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!