I wouldn't go so far as to say Vista is a dream, but it certainly doesn't deserve most of the flak it received. Of course the main reason why it drew so much flak is because the best way to start using it was with a brand new computer. Even a 2 year old rig (that was not high end when new) wouldn't cut it without a serious hardware overhaul, making the transition that much more expensive/inconvenient. The driver situation (long since fixed) really didn't help. No point in using a new OS if none of your old devices work with it.
"Vista is like getting a new computer?" More like get a new computer before getting Vista, or spend enough in upgrades that you're essentially buying a new computer anyway.
I didn't like XP. At all. I used it for work because that was the standard OS.
Vista is more user friendly, and wears a more attractive exterior, but at the cost of processing power and memory resources. Which while cheap when buying or building a new computer, doesn't help those who aren't on the 2-3 year computer replacement plan.
But after about a year of Vista, can't say I like it much more than XP. It still can't update to SP1 without inducing a system crashing memory failure, making the easiest upgrade path a straight purchase of another copy of Vista (to replace the factory install) with SP1 integrated. That will never happen. In the meantime, using the 32bit version means the system (pre-SP1) only recognizes 3GB of RAM.
Flaws? Plenty of them.
Worthless? Mainly to those without the hardware to run it properly.
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