[VanDeKoik]

“Is Vista worth it at half the price?”

Um, yes.

Oh I know, you have to dish out all the canned lines about how much it “sucks” and how you “upgraded” to XP, and I’m sure it makes you look really hip, but having actually used Vista and XP and OSX and Ubuntu, I haven’t seen any of this horrible(ness) that the same people keep repeating.

And most of the time their problems are with drivers and software, which is the fault of those companies that make those products.

[raybbr]

And most of the time their problems are with drivers and software, which is the fault of those companies that make those products.

Yeah, that's right. I always wanted a computer that I could only use MS software on. I didn't want to use my hp printer anyway. Sheesh.

I don't have Vista, btw. But, it would seem to me that with all the advances in technology and the virtual unlimited amount of money MS has that THEY could have provided a more stable, compatible system.

[ASA Vet]

I haven’t seen any of this horrible(ness) that the same people keep repeating

The same complaints have been made here on FR all the way back to the "new" Windows 98.
Kobe Tai couldn't make some of these guys happy.

[Minn]

I haven’t seen any of this horrible

We're happy fore you Bill, but the fact remains that vast numbers of people see no advantage over XP. Throw in the fact that it is infected with DRM and there's just no reason to use it. I hope they lose a ton of money and continue suffer humiliation as people refuse to "upgrade" and get it right next time, minus the DRM.

Speaking of indescribably bad software, has anyone else had a look at the software for Zune. No words in the language are adequate. You have to see it for youself.

[Noumenon]

You’ve got it. Most bad Vista experiences seem to come down to inadequate hardware. Give it 2GB RAM, a processor with a decent L2 cache and a good graphics card (less than $100 gets you enough bang for the buck) and it runs just fine.

Also, a lot of the gripes I’ve seen come down to, “It’s different.”

I’ve been running my office on Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 for a while now. Works just fine.

[ImpBill]

I agree for the most part. I did initially upgrade from XP to Vista Home Premium. Had a few problems with cosmetic stuff and then did a clean install and have had no problems with the OS.

I will never purchase another HP product. I have a HP LaserJet 1000 sitting here for 10 months now that I can't use as HP still hasn't come out with a driver after promising to have one last summer.

[TruthSetsUFree]

"Oh I know, you have to dish out all the canned lines about how much it “sucks” and how you “upgraded” to XP, and I’m sure it makes you look really hip, but having actually used Vista and XP and OSX and Ubuntu, I haven’t seen any of this horrible(ness) that the same people keep repeating."

Same here. Vista works just fine. No problems here with software, printer, or other peripherals that everyone says everyone has. It's just not true.