It was exactly the same with XP when it first came out - nothing worked, everyone said it sucks.
Now pretty much everybody is using XP - it just takes a while for Microsoft to get the bugs sorted and for everybody to get decent enough hardware to run it.
Give it another 1-2 years before buying Vista in my opinion.
Vista takes 1 GB of RAM.
Vista=XP+Glass+Ripped off Mac features+Worse bundled programs.
Microsoft also tried to mimic the Linux security with users but failed and caused an OS which is over secure in the wrong places.
Seriously, There's no actual point to get Vista.
If you want many eye candies, then you should get Linux and Beryl. It looks MUCH better than Vista and it hardly take RAM or CPU.
If you want to stick to Microsoft OSes then use XP and WindowsBlinds and/or WinFX.
Agree LIJI - but I'm guessing most computer novices/noobies will buy Vista because Windows is considered the "ordinary" OS to buy. My parents haven't even heard of Linux or OS X. Plus most computers here in the UK now come with Windows Vista - so anybody new to computers is likely to get vista. So it's probably going to be the standard thing in a few years time - like XP is now.
I hate all this security shite. Every time you have to use the control panel or install something, you have to confirm that YES, I AM A PERSON LOL. It's just annoying.
I was trying to install a WoW patch the other day, but it would just give me this strange error, because Vista has got this SUPER CLEVER thing that it prevents programs from tampering with important system directories. Yeah, important system directories like... The Start Menu folder?! Yup, and after spending 15 minutes looking for a solution on wow-europe.com, I find out that I have to right-click the EXE and "run as administrator" for it to work. Woo, yay! Now I have to TELL IT that I'm administrator? Hah.
Tribes wouldn't work on Vista at first. I had to download a Vista fix for it.
@Brandon: It's not just the bugs and system stuff that makes Vista suck. I also hate the folder interfaces. =P And Alt+Ctrl+Delete takes me to a whole new screen with options rather than just opening up the task manager. It's lame.
I agree, a lot of the changes in Vista are a little annoying, seeing as they went from a matured design, to a new born design. I don't know how long anyone here has used Vista though, so I can't confidently speak for everyone when I say this... but after using Vista for about a day to a week, I got used to the design. I will admit, the new Alt+Ctrl+Delete menu is very annoying rather then just taking you straight to the Task Manager.
Vista doesn't steal RAM though, like everyone says it does. Vista takes advantage of idle ram. We're all used to shutting all of our programs down, and seeing our ram and cpu drop down to very low levels, aka "idling", but Vista doesn't do that. If you're not using ram, Vista is going to use it so that it can do whatever. Now I grant you it'd be nice if this was optional, but all things considered, when you need that RAM back, unless your system is messed up, you will get it back. Supreme Commander ran better on Vista for me, then it did on Windows XP.
All and all though, Windows Vista shows amazing potential, especially when a service pack is eventually released.
I mentioned this earlier, and Flava backed me up on this (thanks), Windows Vista is not a repeat of Windows ME, Windows Vista is a repeat of Windows XP. When Windows XP was first released, no one liked it. Windows XP actually ran worse compared to it's predecessor then Windows Vista is right now. Vista
PS: I can't help but to defend Windows Vista's current status when a ton of people are just out and saying it sucks, but I do agree that in a year or so, Windows Vista will replace Windows XP, just like Windows XP to 2000 and ME. Time.
Sorry for the long message... I really need to learn how to sum up everything I say in smaller bits.
I must admit that I quite like Vista's design and everything, and I can live with the ridiculous security features, but what bugs me the most is that so many programs and games just don't work on Vista. It's frustrating.
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