Boycott Windows Vista?

Here's one of the more sensible articles I've read on the upcoming release of Windows Vista. In short, Vista is a "pointless" upgrade. I tend to agree. We're promised better security, but when Microsoft let hackers have a crack at it, they got in almost immediately. If you read the reviews of the current Release Candidate 1, the only two things that are universally mentioned are the security and the "new look," mostly the Aero graphics and the 3D windows. So we've been waiting five years and we're going to get...what? A prettier desktop? Meanwhile, Mac OS X has gone through about five versions and Linux keeps getting better.

I'm going to buy a new computer in the next month or so, and yes, I'm getting a PC. I'm not impressed with Macs--my wife has a Mac laptop for work, and I don't like the user interface. Here's a thought for Apple execs: Give us the option of having the Mac OS look like Windows. Make it easy on us to switch. And for frak's sake, go to a two-button mouse with a scroll wheel! How Macs can have an advanced operating system and still use 1993-era mice is beyond me.

But I'm buying a PC this time, and I'm going to hurry and do it before Vista is released. I'm more comfortable with a well-patched Windows XP than I am with what is sure to be a bug-ridden, vulnerable Vista.