I have heard so much about Vista's quirks lately, especially from disgruntled co-workers and friends who had decided to take the early plunge!
Their daily comments on Vista range from "G" all the way up to "R" rating, as allegedly the productivity has, since their upgrade, fallen to an all time low.
Then, yesterday, I hear this bit of news! The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bans Windows Vista. NIST is now considering a Linux + Google Apps alternative. This is a bold move, and one that I do not particularly agree with; Perharps topic for another blog post though.
The FAA and the US Department of Transportation have also imposed a similar embargo on Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007.
For the time being I will stick with Windows XP. After all, I have waited all these years for it to finally stabilize. This is no time for me to *beta* test another OS. I will wait patiently until the SP1, and even then, I will be skeptical.
If you are anxious to get Vista (for whatever reason), I suggest you do like I do, install it on a Virtual PC first. Play with the new OS to your heart's content, but do not let it affect your productivity!