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I concur wholeheartedly. From a Builder/User since 1982, Vista will eventually be as rock solid as any OS ever produced. I built a system for my son a few months back and installed Vista Ultimate 64-Bit. He loves it!! I did use quality parts and made sure it had plenty of power. He has had NO problems and LOVES DirectX 10 3D. I do agree there is always a shock factor that goes with changing your OS. We all heard/had the same complaints with Windows 286, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1 (remember, you had to buy 3.1 to fix the problems in 3.0), 95, 98, XP. I go back to DOS and Bulletin Boards and will never forget the shock going from DOS to Windows 286. The biggest problems I find are people trying to upgrade their OS and still use VERY old hardware. It is an unavoidable fact when dealing with computers, small to major changes occur every 6 months. If you want to run the latest and greatest software, you will usually have to upgrade hardware also.

If you want to run the latest and greatest software, you will usually have to upgrade hardware also.

I agree with this in the case of PC gaming. The game developers have apparently been getting kickbacks from the video card companies for a decade.

But an operating system has as its essential task a consistent interface for file access, keyboard, video, networking and printing. That's about it. There is no reason why an improved OS should not be able to run faster than its predecessors, and "Brand A" has shown that from time to time that can be done.