To answer to the bigjon:
A) Ms did take away things that were supposed to be there (there was supposed to be successor to NTFS, is a one example)
B) Driver situation for the early adopters
C) Made too user-pampering for the most people (UAC is one of those "features")(those who can do thing or do with their computer)
D) BC
I use my computer mostly for net-browsing with Firefox +Adblock +Cookiesafe +Flashblock +NoScript +TabMixPlus.
Running Windows Defender +Avira Antivir +ZoneAlarm +Windows Firewall turned off and never have had any problems with spyware and etc.
Why do you need better looking Start Menu ?
It is resource hog, because of Aero.(Even after you can shut it off)
Are there any good games that need DX10 to run ?
If somebody could just tell me a good reason to upgrade to Vista from Xp.
Most likely i will buy my new computer and install Xp with Sp3 and sata-support to it and wait for W7 to be announced/released next year.
Nothing's cheaper than something free.
F1 vs FOTA, when too much power is in couple peoples hands.
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