Quote - And for those who say, "my app isn't supported by it" - well, I say, use an app that is supported by it. There are plenty of graphics apps that support Linux or OSX, so choice shouldn't be a problem.
I really can't see what all the complaining is about...it's not like you have a gun to your head to use it.

I disagree. Microsoft's operating systems completely dominate the pc format market. The corporation is a monopoly that has been convicted of predatory business practices. That is not my opinion, but that of the United States federal courts. The fact that they have been able to thumb their noses at the courts' explicit order to make Internet Explorer deletable from their operating systems by finally allowing the installation of other browsers is remarkable, and clearly demonstrates the willingness of my country's authorities to ignore the law whenever they choose.
Claiming that programs capable of running under Linux is offer a viable  alternative  is not a valid point. Each application has unique properties that make it an irreplaceable asset for individual users. Besides, Microsoft does all it can to discourage developers from porting titles by punishing "violators" with sanctions. Withholding SDK's or delaying their distribution is a a common tactic. Then there's the complex matter of accessing or using proprietary code without "permission." In other words, you serve only Microsoft, or you'll find yourself going broke from horribly extended development times for Windows apps, or winding up in court.
My only reason for submitting the original post in this thread was out of concern for the users here. The majority of us are working people who have to carefully consider most of the purchases we make. We don't have unlimited financial resources. Vista is the most expensive public sector operating system MS has ever released, and it established fact, not opinion, that it is incapable of dependably running a great many popular programs we all use, and have invested substantial sums of money in. If Vista serves the needs of a business, fine.If not, the cost of the software is tax deductible. I couldn't care less.
Vista seems to me to be the perfect avatar of our times. We live in an age of vanishing freedoms and diminishing choices. My government has practically abandoned its constitution in the name of security. Our brothers and sisters in the UK can't walk across a street without being spied upon by surveillance cameras. Some British private schools ( what we refer to as public schools in the U.S ) have announced their intention to stop teaching anything concerning the Holocaust because the parents of some Muslim students may find it offensive. My God.
And now we have put up with Vista. Installing it on your system is like having a three hundred pound cop come bursting through your door and jumping astride your back. Once comfortably settled in, he proceeds to criticize and  interfere with everything you do. Sure, you can gag the thug, but he's not going anywhere. He'll just continue his spying in silence until he decides to fetch you a good whack upside the head.
I don't need to pay for that service. My wife does it for free, and she's a lot cuter than Bill Gates.