What is in Vista that is worth waiting for?
"What has happened in the past when new operating systems have been released?"
That's a big question. The short short answer is you wait for drivers, patches for about a year as vendors get up to speed on the new OS. But Microsoft pretty much pushes the new OS out since you won't be able to buy XP preloaded on new machines soon after Vista launches.
Bob
Okay, I might get a new computer soon, should I get a faster one now, or should I wait for Windows Vista designed computers? They will come out in 2007 sometime, I am guessing. I can wait that long. Should I? What has happened in the past when new operating systems have been released? Just wondering.

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