Criticizing vista is generally little other than an exercise of complaining, whining, etc.
Have you ever tried it? I have. I had to go back to XP because I had so much commercial software that would not run on Vista. Good luck finding a new laptop with XP in your local Office Depot.
Criticism is only truly useful when it can have a positive impact.
Agreed. To anyone reading this: Don't get Vista. It's garbage. There. I just gave positive impact. I potentially saved many strangers a lot of unnecessary pain.
If you want it different, go elsewhere.
Where have you been the last 20 years? If you have commercial or enterprise customers, there is no elsewhere.