Vista
After seeing some screenshots and early impressions of Windows Vista, it seems like we’re basically getting XP 2.0. This wouldn’t be a big deal, except that the hardware requirements are so high for what you are actually getting.
What about all these 800 MHz computers everyone in the world seems to have laying around in their houses? They’re not that old, certainly not old enough to throw out.
At least in our house, I expect to see these migrated to Linux or given away. We’re using Linux to make what I might call “buffer boxes” to check e-mail on risky accounts and try out websites that may have security exploits. Fedora Core 4 running KDE on one of these machines is perfectly fine for such purposes.
I know my little Shuttle could support Vista, and I’m actually considering grabbing a copy and trying it out. But I’m not planning on wasting money for a license when it finally comes out. This just does not seem like a big enough deal.