Get your $#!t together microsoft.

I can't believe how much Microsoft is getting away with, in terms of selling a crap piece of software such as Vista. Haven't they learned their lesson with Win ME? I know, it's been stated, and really this is a venting post.

What gets me is the piss-poor support from Microsoft and Dell, when I bought this laptop that I am writing on. The single most disappointing purchase of my life. I am writing to you from this computer under UBUNTU, not Vista. It hasn't failed me yet, but Vista couldn't be up and running for a day. I get blue screens, and restarts without any notice.

It's one thing about an operating system that gives an error, and another about constant crashes. It the reliability factor of the computing system you have. I was a strong supporter of Microsoft in their world domination, but it seems they have just alienated everyone.

It is such a shame to see such a product out there, because we are going backwards in time, because there aren't really any alternatives. On the one hand, you can revert back to XP, but who knows if your hardware will be supported, or you can just duke it out with Vista, and expect the unexpected.

There are only a few options to choose from, if you are planning on purchasing a new computer.

1. Don't even bother right now, if you don't need to. If you are an avid Windows fan, wait a couple of years when the Windows OS is more stable. It might be 5 years given how long people had to wait for Vista.
2. Switch to UBUNTU (bootable and installable by CD) if you have already bought a computer with Vista on it or if you have a slower computer and want newer software on your obsolete Win 98 installation. UBUNTU does have its quirks, but because the software is free, the cost/benefit ratio is huge compared to taking on Vista.
3. If you must buy because you have an old, old computer. Buy a Mac.

Change is inevitable, and if you have to change, avoid Vista at all costs, and any change would cause you to relearn another operating system. Because your time is too precious to get frustrated at support folks who wish they had an easy time at their jobs supporting software that doesn't have any bugs, but then they would be out of a job.