Posted 07/27/2008 at 12:35:37pm

While you say you are no fan of Vista, your post is much closer to fanboy than fan, let alone independent thinker, which is what clients really need. They don't need 'experts' telling them what to think. That's what the media does. Whose side do you think they are on?

As for your comment about finding a new career if you can't resolve driver issues, you're completely out of touch. There just aren'y any drivers for some things, period.

It's the customer who is always right. Forget that and the customers won't bother to remind you. They'll just go away. It's not 'our obligation' in any sense, let alone 'above all else' to ensure anything other than that they know what they are getting and that it is as close to what we think they are asking for. I've got a multi boot system that I keep returning to XP on because Vista is just not ready for prime time. I've been working with computers and control systems (BSEET 1980) for a long time. I built my latest system with the intention of running Vista exclusively. It wasn't a nightmare. I can deal with just about anything computer related. It just fails miserably. And worst of all, my brand new hardware that was designed with Vista in mind (purchased specifically for Vista use) installed flawlessly in XP. Fails completely so far in Vista.