I like to see what people are saying about these things. Usually I prefer to go with the latest updates, but there have been times when MS screwed up—WindowsME, for instance.
So far, I have seen only ONE user who says he prefers Vista to XP. I bought my daughter a new laptop for college this fall with XP on it, and next computer I buy I may do the same thing. It does indeed look as if Vista is a big-time screwup.
I am not speaking from experience, because from what I’ve read about it, I don’t dare try it.
The understatement of the year.
On the other hand, Ubuntu is getting better and better, and the Mac is a great platform.