Pros and Cons on Vista

Microsoft's new baby, Windows Vista, has a huge competitor--one that's stable, relatively secure, installed in hundreds of millions of homes, and (ahem) works flawlessly with every piece of hardware and software currently available. Its name? Windows XP.

So why even consider buying into Vista, let alone one of the five flavors of Microsoft's next operating system? Microsoft's answers: ease of use, a frosty looking interface (*cough* OS X *cough*), a huge focus on gaming (about damn time!)--oh, and it's the only place you can find DirectX 10.

With Vista now available, we're going to find out if Microsoft can deliver on some of those promises. Just bear in mind that this isn't a final review of Vista--think of it instead as a scouting report, as this was written before we had the absolute latest version in hand. Look for the definitive word soon--when we actually have all the finished hardware drivers to get the job done.

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