Windows Vista, so... whats it like? Options

[Tartan Bunny]

I might get a new laptop with Vista.
Someone persaude/dissaude me.
Found something useful called vista transformation.
downloads the toolbars, screensaver etc. from vista.

[DeathRay2K]

I have to say, I disagree with your assertion that Linux is more advanced than XP...
While I know that a lot of the problems with mainstream usage of Linux is due to licensing restrictions and unsupported drivers, at the same time there's just a lot of stuff that they do wrong, just so that they seem different from Windows.
The filesystem, for instance, is an unbelievable mess in every way shape and form. New users will have no idea what filesystem to use, and once they figure that out they still have to figure out where to put stuff, and how to manage all the crap that they don't care about.
With Windows XP and Vista, its dead simple, you put your stuff in 'My Documents', you install programs to 'Program Files', etc.

Next we've got the whole linux system in general. It should really be invisible to the user. The average user doesn't give a crap about what renders the desktop, what manages the network, and so on. They just care that it works. And with Linux, there's a good chance that it doesn't. While I don't like to say it, large parts of Linux just don't work the way they should. I can't connect to any other computer on my network from Linux. I don't know why, and I don't really care, but that's reason enough for me to stay with Windows.