Is Vista the Spawn of Satan?

All I hear is bad things about Vista. Stabilitiy Issues, Driver issues, Installation issues, etc. But is it really as bad as it%26#39;s made out to be. Like I know many other things that get a bad rap and aren%26#39;t NEARLY as bad as they are made out to be.....the minute issues are blown way outta proportion.Is Vista the Spawn of Satan?
I know from experience that the comments I have seen have not been %26#39;blown out of proportion%26#39;. But I see how it could easily seem that way.We are lead to believe that Microsoft can%26#39;t screw up. But the O/S department is basically a monopoly right now. Most people are afraid of Linux due to the fact that you actually need to %26#39;try%26#39; when it comes to getting things to run correctly. Microsoft could make Windows XP 2 and people would buy it. Even if it included nothing more than an updated version of the %26#39;bliss%26#39; wallpaper.Vista is ANYTHING but a gaming O/S. Which annoys many people, especially on digg, because of the fact that Microsoft has pushed the concept of an O/S for gamers for so long. Vista has proven to gamers that XP is the real gaming O/S. Is Vista the Spawn of Satan?
If that%26#39;s all your hearing about Vista, you%26#39;re looking in the wrong places :|    Vista is better than XP in almost every possible way.... I haven%26#39;t had any issues with it at all.   Most of the people who talk about how *bad* it is are simply refering to their beta experience or haven%26#39;t even tried it at all.   
I still have my copy of Ultimate just sitting right next to my monitor. It is trash solely on how much of it is useless. They packed it full of stuff that no one needs, and all it does is weaken the experience. Hell, I own a validated/pirated copy of it, so I do nothing but feel bad for anyone who was stupid enough to pay for the thing.And don%26#39;t tell me it%26#39;s my copy of windows that is screwy. It%26#39;s 100% fine. It%26#39;s the O/S that is broken ;) 
Pretty much. Vista, as of now, is about on par with XP SP2, and as I%26#39;ve said oh so many times, that%26#39;s incredible for a Microsoft OS so close to launch. Vista is running wonderfully on my machine, better than XP did, in fact. I%26#39;ve had almost no errors (I had one compatibility issue that was solved by running the program with administrator permissions), and it runs smoothly, with no loss in performance with any game. I%26#39;d highly advise you try it before listening to anyone else complain about it, especially on this site.
Vista is alright.  Needs some updating.  Some games don%26#39;t work on it that does piss me off a bit.  XP is still better at the moment cause it%26#39;s a lot more stable in all departments.  Give Vista some time and it will be just as stable.  Same thing happened with XP in the beginning.
[QUOTE=''SuperBeast'']If that%26#39;s all your hearing about Vista, you%26#39;re looking in the wrong places :| Vista is better than XP in almost every possible way.... I haven%26#39;t had any issues with it at all. Most of the people who talk about how *bad* it is are simply refering to their beta experience or haven%26#39;t even tried it at all. [/QUOTE] Wrong 
you should hold out for dx10 games to come out, and windows Live to be fully operational, which is when vista will truly shine. plus isn%26#39;t it widely known to give Microsoft a couple months (or much more) with every new OS, until they patch the hell out of it?  BTW its been a while that its been uncovered that they have yet another new OS planned for 2009-2010 
Vista is an absolute mess right now but it has the potential to be pretty good in maybe a year from now if they fix it up.
Some advice needed, if I%26#39;m to get a gaming rig in the next few months, do I stick with XP for now since its more stable? I could always just upgrade later on. Or, should I just go out and get a Vista machine? I figure by then, it will be more stable.
Vista sucks and is uneeded.  Xp would have been fine with another sevice pack until the real next OS comes out, Vienna.
i used vista for a few months, but lost it due to a bad harddrive, and decided to stick with XP. i had very few problems with vista, at first it was a little hard to get familiar with everything, and it was a pain in the ass getting video drivers for my 8800GTS, and a few of my WoW addons didnt work for some unknown reason. other than that i had no problems with vista, i just decided to stick with XP because its what i know best, and there are no dx10 games out yet.
I%26#39;ve used Vista and it falls under the ''Just another another OS'' category. There isn%26#39;t much that sets it apart from XP. Only buy Vista when DX10 starts becoming a bit more mainstream...or if you really need a semi-translucent desktop theme. As for stability issues, my experience with it was as smooth as any other windows OS...but since I don%26#39;t actually own a copy for myself I haven%26#39;t been able to put it through its paces.
I still occasionally look at the Vista Team Blog, just to see whats going on. But for the time being Vista is just that %26#39;O/S that sits on the 2nd hard-drive%26#39;. When a SP comes out I may switch over and check it out, but Im fine with XP for now.
[QUOTE=''Oolark'']I%26#39;ve used Vista and it falls under the ''Just another another OS'' category. There isn%26#39;t much that sets it apart from XP. Only buy Vista when DX10 starts becoming a bit more mainstream...or if you really need a semi-translucent desktop theme. As for stability issues, my experience with it was as smooth as any other windows OS...but since I don%26#39;t actually own a copy for myself I haven%26#39;t been able to put it through its paces.[/QUOTE]Yeah and the first thing I do is turn that ''semi-translucent desktop'' crap off.  Here is my Vista Desktop on dual boot, that I never use, ever - [URL=http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vistajk8.jpg][IMG]http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8485/vistajk8.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
Hehe. I turned everything on, including that screwy animated wallpaper thing. The last thing I will use Vista for is games, luckily all that visual crap doesn%26#39;t mess with my IE or WMP ;)
i couldnt stop laughing when i saw the title
I guess I%26#39;ll go with XP for now since I%26#39;m used to it and its more stable. Once more DX10 games come out, I%26#39;m sure it%26#39;ll be a painless upgrade to Vista at that point.Will BioShock be a DX10 game?
Nothing is actually a DX10 game. To my understanding all of them support DX9, but I could be wrong. I believe we won%26#39;t see strictly DX10 games for awhile.Unless you REALLY REALLY REALLY need to play Halo 2.  It%26#39;s going to be GOTY /cough
I find it funny how everyone keeps talking about how great XP is...How quickly you people forget.    XP had a HORRIBLE launch, at least 10X worse than Vista.   It was *really* broken...   Everyone kept saying ''OMFG XP sucks ass, stick with 2000 or 98''...  Possibly you same people.