I'm very happy with XP. In a few months I'll build a new PC from scratch and I have no intention of installing Vista on it. Untill it's absolutely necessary I'm sticking to XP. It's great. It works just fine. And my only concern is DirectX10, though I have hope either hackers or consumer pressure will get that on XP. If anything, I'll make a Vista partition on the HD just for those things that I absolutely can't run on XP. If that's possible, of course.
But if I ever install Vista next to XP, why not switch to Vista as the main option? Because I haven't been convinced yet that Vista will increase performance. If it's just like XP, with no performance advantages, I prefer the simplicity of XP. I'm still using the Win95 Theme on XP because I find it much more practical. If I'm not using the internet or any software (Word, Outlook, etc.) I'm playing a game. Graphical gimmicks make no positive difference whatsoever. A flashy browser will distract me. A flashy Word toolbar will distract me. A flashy Outlook will annoy me. And when I'm playing a game I'm not looking at the desktop anyway.
What are, afterall, the benefits of Vista? As far as I'm aware, the only one is the new super-cool Solitaire. I'm drooling for it, but that's the most expensive Solitaire game I'd ever buy.
