I need it sooooooo bad I am just going to burst all over the place like a ripe pimple if I don’t get me some Vista soon. Now, as to the whole “Vista doesn’t do anything you can’t already do with XP” bit; well, you can’t just go quantifying needs like that…. If you throw me just a bit of Vista, I’m sure I can get it together enough to finish this…… So, listen - Microsoft needs us to buy Vista for the sake of their profits. What’s good for Microsoft is good for the consumer.

…You already have XP, and alternatives like Linux are free.”: Time is money.

…• “It’s outrageously overpriced”: When something is this good, it doesn’t matter the cost…. I mean, how can it be overpriced, if money is infinite?

…I mean People really really like buying new kit.

…• “Applications that don’t work”: This is merely an opportunity to buy more stuff, and people love buying stuff (See #4).

• “It’s a big fat target”: Now this is exactly the kind of insensitive, prejudiced rubbish I’d expect from APCMag…. Besides, if Linux were as popular as Windows, and made it impossible to get anything done without being administrator, and integrated Internet Explorer with the operating system kernel, and included gigabytes of legacy code and nasty hacks just to make sure stuff written for Win95 would still run, then Linux would be a pretty damn easy target too.

• “UAC”: Look, all UAC means is that the user has to click “OK” a few more times than usual. What’s the big deal - users are used to clicking “OK” anyway, what with Windows having wizards for every damn thing, and pretty soon users don’t even think about it, or read the dialog or anything, so it’s really not much of an inconvenience, once the user is properly trained. And the extra security of having that enormous “OK” button to click on is very much worth it.

…nothing more than a liability to you, the user”: Now, hang on a minute. I may not know what big words like “liability” and “to” mean, but I’m pretty sure you’re saying something bad about DRM, and I for one won’t stand for it. DRM is a philanthropic effort on the part of movie studios and record companies to ensure that the consumer gets the best possible product for their money - none of this nasty pirate stuff.

…• “The Draconian License”: Hey, it’s not easy to eke out a meagre living as a predatory software monopoly, on the bones of your arse, scratching in the dirt for some meagre crumbs, and along comes the callous, uncaring user who suddenly wants to buy/build a new computer without buying a new copy of Windows…. Remember, What’s good for Microsoft is good for the consumer.