White-Hat`

I'm happy with Vista, and I've been using it for six months now. Never had a single hard/soft lock or blue screen. I like the sidebar and the gadgets hold promise with it's potential interactivity (it's nice to be able to use post-it notes on my screen inside the OS at a glance versus having to write things down on paper or having to open up a document; or to glance at the weather or a performance module without hassle.) Installed all my old software without a hitch and I've never had any performance issues.

You'll find that 90% of gripes are because old software/hardware wasn't/isn't compatible with Vista and they get frustrated and are quick to say "zomg vista sucks lawls upgrade to xp." Innovations are never a bad thing and sacrifices in some shape or form are always commonplace. I'd love a hybrid car, but I'm sure if/when we ever come out with the technology on a scale that makes it affordable to the common person, there will be quirks, we'll have to deal with the small-scale distribution and having to go to particular places for our fuel instead of finding one on every corner (for a while), and adapting in general and paying something costly.

Now of course if you have a legitimate issue with Vista, by all means, downgrade or switch. But don't ever be quick to judge a book by it's cover.. Look at the big picture, not the small.

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