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You have to ask yourself what type of computer user are you.
A)Office tools user: User of Microsoft office, internet explorer and windows media.
B)Specialized software user: You are a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect or someone who requires the use of a non-microsoft software to work, such as quickbooks, archicad, any cad, mozilla, medical software, motorola tools,etc.
C) Gamer: You game, a little or a lot.
If you fall in the a Category, you should definetly try the windows vista. Its an operating system that basically copies what Mac has been doing for years (Mac rip-off ) and if you are a category A PC user, you should definetly have it. Read the next paragraph to find out if its worth it though.
Categories B and C are something entirely different. By March 2007 almost all non-microsoft software is having issues and difficulties with windows vista. If you are not a computer expert, you should definetly stay with Windows XP and keep your computer up to date with all patches and updates. Unless you definetly check with the software supplier of your software products, and you are sure that such software is capable to run under windows vista, you should stay with windows XP. Probably until 2008.
Category C: Stay away from Vista. Almost all games until March 2007 are reporting bugs and issues with Windows vista. It is not clear vista will be bug free for games in the next 6 months.
One final comment.
Up until now (March 2007) I was not able to find anything in the Vista that can not be downloaded and installed in the windows XP computers. That said, users in the B and C categories, do not need Windows Vista to have all the new and cool utilities that come with it.
MARCH 2008 REVISION:
I still hold this guide as of today.
Microsoft is now "aware" (after how many years Dear God!) that Vista has "some" issues that need to be addressed.
Unfortunatelly, getting a new non-mac laptop without Vista seems as probable as looking a Penguin flying. There are still some out there, so I will be looking the sky for some penguins!
A)Office tools user: User of Microsoft office, internet explorer and windows media.
B)Specialized software user: You are a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect or someone who requires the use of a non-microsoft software to work, such as quickbooks, archicad, any cad, mozilla, medical software, motorola tools,etc.
C) Gamer: You game, a little or a lot.
If you fall in the a Category, you should definetly try the windows vista. Its an operating system that basically copies what Mac has been doing for years (Mac rip-off ) and if you are a category A PC user, you should definetly have it. Read the next paragraph to find out if its worth it though.
Categories B and C are something entirely different. By March 2007 almost all non-microsoft software is having issues and difficulties with windows vista. If you are not a computer expert, you should definetly stay with Windows XP and keep your computer up to date with all patches and updates. Unless you definetly check with the software supplier of your software products, and you are sure that such software is capable to run under windows vista, you should stay with windows XP. Probably until 2008.
Category C: Stay away from Vista. Almost all games until March 2007 are reporting bugs and issues with Windows vista. It is not clear vista will be bug free for games in the next 6 months.
One final comment.
Up until now (March 2007) I was not able to find anything in the Vista that can not be downloaded and installed in the windows XP computers. That said, users in the B and C categories, do not need Windows Vista to have all the new and cool utilities that come with it.
MARCH 2008 REVISION:
I still hold this guide as of today.
Microsoft is now "aware" (after how many years Dear God!) that Vista has "some" issues that need to be addressed.
Unfortunatelly, getting a new non-mac laptop without Vista seems as probable as looking a Penguin flying. There are still some out there, so I will be looking the sky for some penguins!
Guide created: 03/28/07 (updated 07/19/08)
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