Every single person I know and every neighbor who bought or was given a new laptop has either taken it back to the store for a refund, or demanded an XP conversion. There are only a few things to call a Vista Customer, particularly on a laptop:
A Mac Customer.
A Linux Convert.
Angry.
I HATE vista. I want to convert my newer vista PC to XP, but MS won’t honor the transfer of the license.
I may try Linux after all. How much does Leopard cost?
My "state of the art" XP 1GB system is 6 years old and I have to upgrade.
I use memory intensive graphic stuff like Adobe CS3, Lightroom, printing utilities, etc. and would need at least a 4GB system with Vista. I'll need that much RAM anyway.
I have to stick with some version of Microsoft's offerings. It's very frustrating. I'm ready to buy an expensive multi-monitor system and I'm afraid to pull the trigger.
(I know, I know.... Buy a Mac, vote for Ron Paul, wear hemp-fibre clothing....)
I have a laptop I purchased in June that has Vista. I like it, have not had any problems at all.
Now that is true. Became a linux convert, though I do not have the hostility some linux users have towards MS. Linux is still around 0.7% of the market, up from half that a few years ago. But I found it more stable and reliable than Vista.
I got my wife a laptop for Christmas. I insisted that it be bundled with XP, not Vista. My Son-in-Law, who is very technically adept, opted for Vista on his laptop. He tells me he likes it, but I think he secretly wishes he’d gone with Apple OS or Linux. ;-)