Firstly I have never paid for a piece of software, so I never factored in cost hehe.
Secondly, as for the compatibility, is on par with XP. Anyone having issues is probably using some old obscure program which isn’t updated anymore meaning there is probably something out there to surpass whatever it is it was meant to do.
Thirdly, and to reiterate an earlier point, the “slow down” by Vista is relative when you compare to XP really. What XP needs to run smooth cost, say, X amount 4 years ago. That same smoothness can be achieved for the same price on Vista, however that will be equal to a few more gig of RAM ect.
Still, for a basic user, XP is fine really. Like cars, some people don’t drive enough to give a fuck about what they are driving, so same applies to computers, which is fine 🙂
