I have only used Vista for about two weeks, and when i switch back to my other pc which has XP, something is missing. I am really liking the "feel" of Vista. I don't know if its the rush of having "something new" or what. But i am really feeling Vista, especially Aero. Yes i agree that the OS is bloated as all heck. Plugging in my pocket pc phone, opens a sync page and brings everything to a crawl, which i hate! But still i really like the feel. So yes there is definitely more to an OS than its look, but deep down, why did anyone upgrade to XP from 2000 (the only real difference is the look) Count me in mostly for looks (i'm working on the other reasons to upgrade as we speak, such as security, stability, etc) my two cents -s