Windows Vista Flow Chart

[XR Rob]

And, again, I return to my point that the average user doesn't even know what DRM is, nor can be bothered to find out! The computer is becoming an appliance for such people - even moreso when it comes to Media Center-based PCs - as a device that is turned on and turned off and "just works".

Personally, when I feel the need to upgrade, I'll run this copy I have here. But I won't be doing that until I upgrade my PC a little. What will it give me on top of Vista? Heaps of stuff. It's more stable, it's more secure, it will run the next generation of games an absolute treat. And they're just the points that I'm most interested in. I've sat through two Vista presenations to media and analysts so far (the first at the RTM launch to business in late November last year and the second at last Tuesday's consumer-oriented launch), and the OS has the goods to take us through the next five years. I'm quite comfortable in saying that.

And no, I'm not a M$ apologist. As I said, I'm in no rush to run it (or Office 2007 for that matter), despite having the copies sitting at home, ready to go. But when I run it, I know it'll be good.