You should get Vista if you want to be on the cutting edge and enjoying the latest stuff from Microsoft in a sense. If you are getting a new computer then getting Vista on it may make sense as a way to be prepared for the future if Vista becomes the common O/S for most users that is predicted on more than a few places from my readings about what is expected.

OTOH, you shouldn't get Vista if you are OK with what you have now. There are likely more than a few bugs still to get worked out with Vista as well as possible issues with drivers on some of the newer hardware out there I'd think.

Just to add when I plan on getting Vista if ever, it'll be in 2009 when I get a new computer as last year I bought a couple that should last a few years.

Regards,
JB

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I think vista will be installed on the most home PCs in just one year..
Personally I dont see Vista is any better than the MacOS but ffs the UI looks just great to me:)

well, till now whatever Gibbrish i had read against VISTA has disgusted me. I say VISTA is one the remarkable OS i have used till now (i am using from Win 3.0 till now) For NEW USERS its not an OS to use but for people who had used Win 98 - 2000- XP will enjoy VISTA.

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I'd have to disagree (not being disagreeable, mind you. :D)

I believe it's the new users, who don't know how OSs work, that will be pro-Vista. After all, they have nothing to compare it to.

However, as seen on these forums and other forums, existing XP users aren't so happy. Why?

XP: < 128megs RAM
Vista: Minimum 512 megs RAM
XP: $99 with Media Center
Vista: $99
XP: Takes about 6-8 gigs on hard drive
Vista: you better have a 250 gig drive if you want to be comfy. Depending on the company you get it from, Vista can easily hog 100 gigs of drive space.
XP: Fully compatible with all Micro$oft products
Vista: NOT-- most notably Micro$oft's own programming languages-- languages which thousands of businesses have used to construct custom software (and if anyone thinks they're going to Vista just for a pretty interface-- think again. LOL)

We haven't heard the screaming feedback from all the businesses who suddenly will find their vital programs are not compatible with Vista. But every business who has ever written a program in Visual Basic, Visual C++, or Visual Studio is NOT going to be switching to Vista. They'll stick with XP rather than totally reprogram their custom software or stop using their vital business programs.

So yes, Vista is pretty. It appears to be somewhat stable (at least, until the hackers get it in their sights... then we'll see). But Vista re-arranging the user interface without informing customers where their oft-used command buttons now lie... is not going to make major fans of existing XP users.

Just mho mind you... but I'm seeing a lot of people echo the same concerns. I'm not anti-Micro$oft nor anti-Vista. I am anti-bloated-price gouging-ram hungry-hd hungry-monopolistic OSs that perform more poorly than the competition they illegally put out of business.

It seems to me that most of the people who are saying negative things about Vista are those who don't even have it. Maybe some of you are afraid of change? I just bought a new computer with Vista home premium. My computer came with 2 GB RAM. And I'll tell you what, Vista is awesome. I love it. It does take some getting used to. But I started out with Windows 98 and I was uncomfortable with the changes they made for XP at first. Then when I got used to XP I found out how much I liked it. Vista is differant. I'm still not used to it fully. But it is an exciting OS and I'm really liking it. I don't know where you got the info that Vista will take 100 gigs on the hard drive but let me tell you what it REALLY takes. I have a 320 GB hard drive. After everything I use has been installed including photoshop elements and other programs, I still have 291.83 gigs available on my hard drive. You numbers are severly inflated. I would recomend 2 gigs of memory and an average or better graphics card but then DEFINATLEY recomend Vista. It has a lot to offer and I would be disappointed if I had bought a new computer with XP only to find out later that Vista is this cool and that I opted out of it. Definately give Vista a chance. All the nay sayers are here and they are always around when a new OS comes out. So don't let it discourage you from getting a system with Vista because Vista is stable and it is a remarkable OS.