There's a digression I'd like to hear more about...Quote from polr_trader:
And as more and more of my stuff is on servers (using Windows Server), I want to start playing around with Linux on local PCs, but I digress...
Quote from Humpy:
I am not saying that this is the case, but it would be a huge temptation for CIA types to be able to read computers around the world for instance. Or shut down enemy ones.
This professional reviewer disagreesQuote from Ex1:
Vista is pretty darn good if you have the computer to run it. Vista is paving the way for the next gen operating system that should basically step it up to the next level if you have listened to a recent Bill Gates interview. The major disappointment for me was not have the DB filesystem that would have made it run incredibly faster.
Quote from Allaces:
"Based on my personal experiences with Vista over a 30 day period, I found it to be a dangerously unstable operating system, which has caused me to lose data."
The reviewer is a professional hardware and software reviewer with decades of experience with IT, no offence to you or your experience with Vista but he would have been able to test it in ways beyond your skill levelQuote from daytrademargin:
I thought it was a very stable operating system that keeps files very well. Vista has an advanced system retore which is better than XP's outdated system restore. The new system restore keeps people from losing their data and keeps their data safe, even if you accidently delete your important data, Vista has a feature where it can find it for you. Vista is better than XP.
Quote from 50 cent:
microsoft emphasizes that their next OS will come out way sooner than vista came after xp (meaning, much less than 5 years). i personally believe it's best just to skip vista. say 3 years down the road ms will come out with a new one. by that time you'll want to upgrade your hardware anyway, etc. plus it seems that vista isn't going to be too successful. so MS will do their best to make up for it with the next OS they'll release. same was with windows ME (possibly the worst OS that MS ever released), which was followed by winXP (possibly the best one). just sit vista out guys. don't waste your time, energy and money.
by now it is obvious to all that vista provides literally zero technical benefit over xp anyway. we all got better stuff to do than to mess around with it.