Piling on Vista

[caravel]

True, but the fact remains- Those of us who were "lumbered" with it are not complaining.

Correction, you are not complaining.

It seems it's those who have yet to be "lumbered" you have the largest gripe with Vista. Which is quite ironic.

I have used it, seen, read about it and don't want it. The company I work for also doesn't want it.

Why not give it a try and see why people who have it, are happy?

As above, I've tried it, seen it and wouldn't be happy installing it on my PC (even if it could run it) as there is no need for it. I prefer to reserve the maximum amount of resources for the system.

And as I've stated several times: Most of these issues (as another reported happening on a laptop) have everything to do with people trying to run Vista on computers that just can NOT handle it. Trying to run Vista with 1 gig of Ram and 2.2 ghz Pentium 4's is just not going to cut it. When you get the error messages, it's not Vista's fault- Vista's just the messenger.

Why go out and buy the latest hardware only to run a bloated hog of an OS on it? If I had the latest PC I'd still run Windows XP and Linux as I do now, Vista would not even be on the menu as it has nothing to offer me.

As Husar said- It looks good. If you have the right computer for it it's going to lead to an easier user experience on Windows. It will organize itself better and faster, it will process faster, it will load faster, it has more customization, it's easier to use and easier to search your hard drive now...etc etc etc.

Husar's comments are very tongue in cheek. I would not upgrade my PC's OS on the basis of it's "looking good". I'd prefer to spend that money on something more useful. If you've money to burn it's not an issue but for most people it's just not worth it. Vista retail sales have been poor and it is already being labelled as the next ME by many professionals. The only way Vista is spreading is through OEMs.

This notion that it's just "nothing better than XP" is crazy. Every day I use Vista I see more and more how much of an upgrade it really is.

How?

Again- How can the people who haven't installed it yet have opinions on the subject that are just as strong? By reading opinions of other people who refuse to install it?

That's an over simplification. Opinions are based in either installing it themselves or of having used relatives/friends or work PCs with it on.

It's a witch hunt...

Actually it's not, but that's how you seem to like to portray it. I can assure you that it is not a "witch hunt" of any kind.

If you don't want to buy it because of cost issues: Say that. But that has NOTHING to do with the quality of the operating system. That's a personal decision based on finances.

It's not simply cost issues, the issue is why pay for something that offers no real advantages. So far I'm hearing a lot of "it looks good", not just from here but in some other forums, but not a lot else. If I want "looks good" I can stick to compiz fusion, I don't need to go out and pay for something that is basically a tarted up version of Windows XP with some extra bells and whistles, DX10 support and some added security.