[Jet Jaguar]

Vista?

[kerryusama04]

Because I switched to Mac.

[Jeff Head]

As with XP, I will let all the true faithful shake it down and find all of the errors for me over the next 12-18 months. SP2 is always about the right time.

[aft_lizard]

1)An exaggeration, Most computers out there right now are Vista capable. Most computer users only need Vista Basic which runs perfectly fine on the majority of PC's.
2) Can't tell you how many times I hear "but teh Vista is nothing but a visual upgrade", wrong Vista is much more than Aero and Flip 3d there is better multi-tasking, superfetch, ready-boost and numerous other benefits.
3) What a total and complete exaggeration, UAC only comes up when installing a new program, changing a program or accessing control programs in the control panel.99% of the time the user hardly has to deal with it.
4) This is an issue that will pass over time, just like any new OS offering.
5) I wouldnt say confusing, the search function actually makes finding stuff easier, however manually digging for the stuff is not the same.
6) I actually found these tasks to be even easier than XP and have had zero problems.

I think this author is either stuck on an old Beta or is reading Mac or Linux users opinions.

[kingu]

I run the same OS on all my home computers when I can. Why re-invent the wheel when teaching family members how to work the computer?

Since Microsoft ignores that it's rare to find a home with only one computer anymore, why should I bother spending a thousand dollars to upgrade just the OS? Add in Word 2007, and that's another two thousand. Nope, thanks Microsoft, but I'll wait until I buy new computers (and probably uninstall Vista on them.)

[grey_whiskers]

Read the EULA, it sounds like HillaryCare.

No Cheers, unfortunately.

[Cedar]

Price is too high for an OS I don't actually need right now.

[AzNASCARfan]

Just started using XP about 2 months ago... Still dont really like it compared to Windows 2000!

[martin_fierro]

[martin_fierro]

Why am I not upgrading? AMBIENT NOISE!

[R. Scott]

I actually preferred Windows 98 and Word 97.
Every time I buy a new computer I have been forced into an upgrade. Every new version is just a bit more “user friendly” - which can be a pain in the butt. I am currently using XP. Every time I insert a disk the system pops up with a box that asks if I want to view a slide show, etc. I have to click to remove the popup. Other popups inform me that I am connected to the internet or that connections are available.
As much as I dislike popups on web sites, why would I want them on my OS?

[backhoe]

[goldstategop]

I bought a new Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista Basic preinstalled. After I turned Classic back on, its a nice set up but too limiting- both the RAM and OS need an upgrade to Premium. All my hardware works out of the box. The major software security vendors have still to write new software for Vista so right now I'm running the McAfee Suite on Vista though I hope to replace it with Zone Alarm down the road. Apart from that there are no issues - virtually any software written for XP will run on Vista. I had sworn not to upgrade but my Window XP Pro Thinkpad's video card died and replace that is not as easy as replacing a defective component - in a desktop you can put in a new video card and get several more years of life out of it. With a laptop, you work with what's installed. All said, its not the horror story people have reported but Microsoft needlessly complicated upgrade paths with Vista.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Yo-Yo]

I will avoid Vista just as I avoided Windows ME.

They will have a replacement for Vista in a couple of years that will be a true revolution, just as XP was to ME.

[Hydroshock]

I took a look at Vista, and am switching to linux.

[steve-b]

Why would I? It doesn't have anything better than XP, really, except some flashy visuals. I'm a man, not a parakeet.

[VOA]

Given that XP seemed to be a marginal leap forward from Win95...
I'll be unlikely to get Vista.
If I can, I'll skip a generation of Microsoft "upgrades"

[CFC__VRWC]

Because I use a Mac at home, and the Vista decision at work is out of my hands. But from what I hear about Vista, I'm in no hurry to be upgraded at work. Vista offers very little that XP doesn't already provide, and it comes with a huge performance hit.

[LibKill]

Licensing is sucky as well.

[dennisw]

Why Aren't You Upgrading to Vista? 

Because Win XP is just fine for internet surfing and research which is most of what I do. I downloaded (bitorrent) and tried Vista but it bogs down my computers so what's the point? 

I like XP because it deploys MS cleartype for sharper text on LCD monitors. I used DVD shrink last week to copy a DVD. My 2.8ghz/1gb ram computer with Windows XP does this intensive operation just fine. That's as demanding as I get.. I don't need a stronger computer that comes with a bloated Vista OS to slow it down. If I put together a really fast dual core processor computer w/2gb ram I would run XP on it. Why bog it down?