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There's endless positive raves for Vista from PC savvy people on the net. You have to stop looking for the negative and visit a few PC forums. Superfetch is simply stunning and no other OS can come close to touching MS's implementation at this point. The dirty little secret is getting over the hardware hump with a good setup.
Vista is an os that ACTUALLY works. No other OS's works well for games. Linux hardly works for anything really worthy (besides servers or basic use), and OSX is great to use and all, but no games and you're stuck with wimpy hardware for the huge price tag.
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I have to disagree with this statement. I'll admit that
I have not used Vista for any length of time but, while it may or may not run well depending on your hardware, I know many people who have had major issues with it.
Also, it is completely incorrect that "no other OS can come close to touching MS's implementation at this point" or that "Linux hardly works for anything really worthy (besides servers or basic use)". I have used Linux since 2003 and it has been my primary OS since 2005. It's true that it occasionally has driver issues, but this is not nearly as bad as it once was. I have not encountered a single system that had major hardware compatibility problems in the last two years, including laptops. I'm aware that that can still be a problem, but then Vista has driver issues too.
As for the idea that "Linux hardly works for anything really worthy," if all you do is play the latest games as soon as they come out, then Linux may not be for you. However, Linux is excellent for casual gaming. There are many great native Linux games (e. g.
Sauerbraten, just to name one), and many Windows games can be run via Wine, Crossover, Cedega, etc. In fact, except for a few games, I can't think of anything that you can't do in Linux either natively or with something like Wine (with the possible exception of some things involving heavy DRM, which is usually possible anyway, just illegal). Plus, it's free.
The only areas in which Linux remains weak are in hardcore gaming (which the
vast majority of people don't use) and some proprietary hardware support (which is the fault of the hardware manufacturers).
I'm not actually a Linux zealot, it just annoys me to see people dismissing it without really knowing anything about it.