Does Vista Actually Want 18 Gigabytes Of Disc Space?

Today, D. Spencer Hines made these interesting comments ...

Yes, I understand that Vista "only" consumes about 9 GB of
disk space after installation is complete, depending on what
is installed.

But I'm currently running XP Pro and even with all my programs
installed and many other files in storage, I'm only consuming
16.44 GB.

What I need to know is what this very bloated piece of
software called Vista will do for me that XP Pro won't and I
still haven't heard it.

Have you ever heard the phrase "don't try to fix it if it isn't
broken" and "never give Murphy an even break"? If you don't know
why you want or need Vista, then a) Bill Gates has failed in his
marketing message or b) you really don't.

I need TEN Good Reasons why I should upgrade to Vista and I've
yet to hear them.

Microsoft needs to do a better marketing job on Vista.

I'm very Pro-Microsoft, a stockholder and long-time user --
but Microsoft needs to SHOW ME the advantages of Vista -- and
"Transparent Windows" and other rinky-dink cosmetic
enhancement simply don't cut it.

TEN Good Reasons to buy Vista -- in bullet form, like this:

1. ------------

2. ------------

3. ------------

And so forth.

I haven't seen it.

You're not likely to see it, ever. Please keep in mind that much
of life revolves around perception, and not absolute truth, but
reality trumps any card in the game. So, if you PERCEIVE you need
the next whiz bang, then I guess you do, but be prepared for some
headaches if you're an early adopter on something this big.

--
HP, aka Jerry