Kent

Scott definitely needs a hug, or something. Having said that, I agree with his comments and conclusions 100%. I'm willing to admit that I've really not been interested in Vista throughout its development. Despite my previous love for the "next and most painful", it's just not doing anything for me, and trying to bundle WinFx .NET 3.0 and/or Visual Studio to it just isn't working either. VS (actually more like VWD) and ASP.NET are the only things really keeping me from tossing everything and moving to another platform. Or becoming a barrista, even though my current location seems to show that it can't support 2 coffee shops (one is closing, but I haven't spoken with the owner to find out why).

I accept the need for the outgoing JimAll to "rally the troops" and get people moving on something, but hasn't it been a case of "hurry up and wait" for a while now? How many "Longhorn PDCs" did we have?

Assuming that the stars align, and Vista ships in Jan/Feb of 2007, will people upgrade? Nah, changed my mind, I won't bother going there. Too many others have tread that path already.

TTFN - Kent (officially declared a dinosaur)