So Kona, answer me this....if Windows (any version) is unstable, unreliable and thus unsafe to use, why is it, then, the MOST popular OS out there?
It can't be for the lack of trying by Apple/Mac...they've been trying unsuccessfully for years to increase their market share above to 8% to 10% OS-X is claimed to be the much safer, more productive OS, yet it falls well short in sales, as compared to Windows.
We must also consider the Linux distros...which are all FREE and available for everyone to install at will, whenever they like as often as they like. Surely that price tag should make Linux the most attractive OS out there, yet still languishes at the very bottom regarding market share.
Point is, MS must be doing something right to achieve a majority market share....and let's not get into the evil empire/anti-trust thing because consumers have options and are free to exercise them....and obviously do so, given that Apple and Linux both have loyal customers/fanbois and retain some portion of the market.
Every OS has its pros and cons, its up and down sides....not one of them is perfect, and I have no doubt Vista will have its fair share of bugs, etc....but, despite its high price tag, Vista will still outsell OS-X and outmarket Linux because - as I said before - Microsoft is doing that something right the others aren't.
Am I a MS fanboy? Nope, I just look at the bigger picture as see things as they really are. Windows sells better because MS constantly assesses the market and endeavours to create products that appeal/cater to the wider audience....whereas Steve Jobs is still too tied up in his own self importance and the exclusivity of the Mac to move towards what consumers really want at a fair price.....
And Linux, well they're pretty much in development and have issues with mainstream 3rd party apps running on their distros....in the future perhaps, and maybe their new alliance with MS could see them progress toward something as versatile as Windows.
