If Microsoft continues to follow the reoccuring pattern, then no, Windows Vista will not be more stable than the previous versions. Vista will be released with as many holes, security bugs, vurnerabilities, etc. as XP did. Already we see that their have been many viruses made that target Vista. Then after 3-4 years Microsoft will release Service Pack 2 for Vista with their patches and updates. As I see it, it is probably safer to stay with Windows XP SP2 than to go with Vista. Maybe after 5 years I may make the switch. But Vista will be too holey for me right now. I too have considered going Mac.
Not sure where to post this. I intend to get a new PC next year and don't know if I should get the new Windows or get a Mac.
I have always wondered if I should have gone Mac. I have had 7 computers and all my software is Windows, but I have read so much about how stable the Mac is and am so tired of trojan hourses, etc.
Will the new Windows be all that much more stable than the previous versions?

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