…yet.

After the release of Vista and the mayhem surrounding the many versions/flavors of the Operating System, computer gamers, office ITs, and the rest of the everyday PC users are all pretty intrigued and excited to use this new software. Recently, I saw Bill Gates on the Daily Show and laughed at the genius behind the glasses, the man behind the Windows that own the world of mainstream computers. Watch his interview in action, care of youtube:

After watching this, I am still indifferent towards Windows Vista, and the reasons why are solely my opinion, remember that. This list isn’t meant to trounce Vista, but merely say that it ain’t that special. Read on:

1. I don’t care about awesome GUI effects and overlays if it requires a longer wait to just simply operate my computer.
This shouldn’t be a problem with a medium to high PC anyways, but I am fairly certain that I will turn most of the special shadowing and cool graphics off.

2. I like the idea of DirectX10 and it’s unified shader technology. I don’t like having to upgrade or taking a performance hit just to use it.
Again, I would rather just stick with Windows XP since the only thing I truly need from Windows Vista is the gaming card DirectX10 3D graphics compatibility. Why must I be forced to buy a new version of expensive software to do something that is already fairly costly? I would definitely support a deal between Microsoft and Nvidia/Ati where the two distribute their PC gaming products together.

3. It costs how much? $399 for the Ultimate Edition?
I would rather buy another gaming console or a shiny new graphics card than spend that much on an OS. I might as well buy a new computer that is bundled with it, although I wouldn’t, since building a PC is much more worthwhile. That money would be better spent on a new 8800 Nvidia card, which would be forced to run 9.0e (a very similar version of DirectX that uses some of the new features of DirectX 10) on Windows XP.

4. Right now, the 64-bit driver support is meh.
If there is one thing I don’t like about Linux Operating Systems, it is the overwhelming lack of driver support for most of the devices in or around my computer. Having used Suse Linux 64-bit edition for a little while with minuscule support for my devices, I became weary of the OS. For this reason alone I am still uncertain whether or not I need Vista right now because of similar problems. With Windows Vista comes the chance to use the superior 64-bit version, which allows for much better computing, but I don’t want to give up my off-brand TV tuner card just for gaming.

While it does seem that I am a drinking some haterade and spitting it all over MS, I am just wanting a little bit more.

All of these problems can be fixed in one way or another, whether it be improving game performance, increasing the amount of driver support, or just simply making Vista more affordable (although I haven’t looked into student discounts or the internet ;p). I guess all that I really want is a more tangible and realistic reason to buy Windows Vista, since as of right now I have only one.

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