Five years after the release of Windows XP, its successor Windows Vista has finally arrived.  Does anyone care?  Of course it will come as default on new machines, but otherwise is there any real reason to upgrade?

The purpose of an operating system is to support applications.  With few programs out yet that require the new OS, will anyone really need to upgrade?  More applications are now browser based, so as long as you have an Internet connection, you can access many of the latest programs.  Of course I’m curious about Vista and plan to get a copy of it to judge for myself, but at home and at work I’m happily staying with Windows XP for now.  What’s the best operating system available?  Based on everything I’ve heard, probably Apple’s Macintosh, and it will only get better with a new release planned for this spring.