Vista ain't all that

There's so much media coverage of the release of Windows Vista at the moment, but I just don't understand why. What's so great about Vista that's going to convince me to go buy a new PC (since my old one certainly won't be powerful enough to run it)? Let's go through the features that Microsoft is showing off...

The new look, "Aero". Ooh, pretty glass effects. I have to admit that that this is one feature I do like, although it's not included in the cheaper versions.

The redesigned start menu and search functions. You can search your entire computer instantly now? Macs and Google Desktop have been doing that for years, sorry. No big deal.

The new sidebar with "Gadgets" - small little programs that check the weather and stuff. Umm... Haven't Yahoo! Widgets, Google Desktop (yup, it does more than just searching) and Opera been doing that for years?

The updated software. Yup, it comes with stuff for photos, video editing, DVD burning, plus a calendar and address book. But this stuff has all been included on Macs for years.

To be honest, almost every part of Vista has been ripped off from Apple, but that's no bad thing. I'm sure I'll be using it in the future, and any improvement is a good thing - I'll definitely appreciate searching without that poorly-animated dog next to the results.

Overall, there are plenty of new things in Vista, but is any of it going to make you rush out and buy a copy? Somehow I doubt it.