Piling on Vista

[Xiahou]

Yes, I did. But there were even more who swore by 98SE and aimed similar abuse at XP and all the issues that came with it. Remember, XP was a little lacking on release or did MS release two service packs for no reason? TBH, I didn't mind ME and I had few problems with it apart from an occasional PC lock up and MTW required a PC reboot before online play.

98SE was just plain better then Me and it was superior for gamers when compared to 2000. Once XPsp1 came out, it was the clear replacement for both 98SE and 2000. You had the benefit of the NT kernel and FS, with app compatibility similar to 98. Vista is to XP as Me was to 98SE.

By the by, assuming Vista does work for some people, aside from DX10, what are the advantages of getting Vista?

I'm still waiting for an answer to that one as well.

From an IT-guy standpoint, apparently it looks no prettier. Check it out.

I've heard almost all of those same complaints from people I work with. I've even heard some say they'd opt for OSX or Linux before they'd deploy Vista. I have yet to hear anyone say anything good about it. The closest thing to praise Ive heard is a lukewarm response like, "Once you get used to it, it's not so bad". Hardly a ringing endorsement.