This is purely chitr chat. I enjoyed reading the post here about Vista being a lame duck and that MS should eat crow and copy Apple and build a new system.
Anyhow, although I have a legit copy of Vista and ended up uninstalling it and going back to XP, I upgraded my Sony ultra portable to a TZ 160 this week and was sorely distressed that it only comes with Vista Business. I tried to install Windows XP Pro, but none of the Sony drivers will install on XP, so I'm stuck with this top heavy O/S on a portable. Even Sony salesmen are distressed and the store printed up a series of 10 tips to reduce overhead spin so that the laptop would run faster.
Simultaneously, I'm helping out a friend whose friends have counseled that she junk her 10 year old Win98 e-machine and get an Apple. I hadn't looked at Apples, ever. They now use an Intel CPU and can run windows, either as dual boot or in a Virtual Machine. The equipment is outstanding and I'm totally impressed. The Apple store is always full of people while the Sony store is lake a vacant parking lot.
As you know, Apple junked their top heavy O/S 9 some time ago and built the new O/S 10 on a Linux base.
Anyhow, I'm installing programs on my TZ Sony and a bit upset that my favorite Firewall: Zone Alarm Pro doesn't run on Vista. I guess they know something we don't know.
NOD32 is Ok.