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Simply put, Windows XP became a pretty good operating system, perhaps the first one that satisfied the needs of many users, and it's not that easy to come up with something radically new. However, Microsoft's strategy is already known. Vista is not a revolutionary new OS; it doesn't introduce any fundamental changes. It's more of an "intermediate" system, if you will. It was created to bridge the gap between XP and a truly new and revolutionary system – Windows Vienna. This is the one that should be a real breakthrough, but little is known about it, and it's impossible to judge it objectively at this time. Vienna is planned for release in 2009-2010.
In my opinion, Vista is quite acceptable, especially if you don't use licensed software :D Now, almost every program runs perfectly on Vista, and the first service pack has been released... It's quite "usable" and contains some nice features, such as its appearance and DirectX 10.
O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, Take away our pride.