Ed Bott on XP versus Vista, is it a 2000/XP replay?

I haven’t got a great deal of experience with Vista, one machine with Vista Business, but so far it’s been OK. I like the looks but find it’s constant “Do you want to do this..” nagging a little tedious. I haven’t had any technical problems but this is with a limited range of applications on hardware spec’d for Vista. I was interested to read Ed Bott's amusing comparison of Windows 2000 vs XP reviews from 2001 with XP vs Vista from 2007. The post release “fix up” SP1 isn’t far away so maybe it’s Vista time.

Remembering Windows XP’s early days | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com
I am amused by the current lovefest going on with Windows XP. It’s the greatest operating system ever, in the minds of some, especially compared to the allegedly bloated, slow Windows Vista. In fact, InfoWorld has gone so far as to kick off a “Save XP” petition drive…

Vista bashers really hate it when you point out that the same criticisms being leveled at Vista today were commonly aimed at XP after its launch. Fortunately, I’ve found a near-perfect example of this trend. It’s illuminating, and ironically, it comes from InfoWorld Vista bashers really hate it when you point out that the same criticisms being leveled at Vista today were commonly aimed at XP after its launch. Fortunately, I’ve found a near-perfect example of this trend. It’s illuminating, and ironically, it comes from InfoWorld…