Snackman--Excellent point! The Vista buzz is also being created by media giants like Amazon and Netflix that have only very recently decided to join up with Vista Media Center. You have to wonder if such major content portals just might be in need of a platform that offers a state of the art Digital Video Recorder for the Internet, HIGH DEFINITION content and seamless integration with Vista and Xbox.....and 2008 Olympian certification.
Snackman, Vista Home Premium came on my laptop. Of course, Vista looked and felt different. Having used it for more than a year, I don't see whay it got such a bum rap. It has been very stable and quite secure. IMO, it was just same old resistance to change.