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Vista - is it ready yet?

Microsoft Vista is now nearly 18 months old. It comes as standard on most new PCs - unless you specify otherwise. But there still seems to be concern around it. Is this fair? What do you think?
   
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1. Do you use Vista?

 Yes
 (69%) 
 
 No
 (31%) 
 

Total: 13

2. What do you think of Vista?

 Big improvement over previous Windows versions
 (44%) 
 
 Small improvement over previous Windows
 (44%) 
 
 No big deal
 (0%)  
 I don't like it
 (11%) 
 

Total: 9

3. How useful is Vista?

  
Agree
Average
Disagree
(%)3825250120
Its more reliable than XP
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
  
 12345N/A
(%)2538120250
All your vital software runs ok on Vista
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
  
 12345N/A
(%)383825000
The extra functionality is useful
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
12345N/A

Total: 8

4. Do you plan to stop using Vista?

 No
 (100%)  
 Yes, and go to XP
 (0%)  
 Yes, and go to Mac
 (0%)  
 Yes, and go to Linux
 (0%)  

Total: 1

5. Do you plan to upgrade to Vista this year?

 Yes
 (25%) 
 
 No
 (50%) 
 
 1
 (25%) 
 

Total: 4

6. Any other comments?

 It takes a bit of getting used to but generally I think it is an improvement
 (33%) 
 
 Had to go back to XP, Vista was too slow, even on 6mth old hardware with 2Gb ram!
 (33%) 
 
 it has a fairly negative impact on productivity in the short term so its a nuisance if introduced when really busy
 (33%) 
 

Total: 3

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