The average corporate user will never get the most of this new operating system, in the same way they’ve not got the most out of existing operating systems, which is a great shame.

Why won’t they get the most out of it? Because the average corporate user will never frequent sites like this and others, where you really learn how to use the MS software and actually get your head round it enough to enhance your day, as opposed to it getting right in the way!

Rant over – maybe one day things will change. But then again.

Probably the feature I most like. I downloaded a program to do the same in XP, yet it was one of those 30 day trials, and was just not very use friendly.

Features that have been taken up as staples for most users out there (such as gadgets/widgets, Wi-Fi connectivity, anti-malware) should be the standard for any operating system entering the market. People perhaps aren’t specifically looking for them, but an OS can’t not include have some of these features, because people are using them constantly, it would be marketing suicide. They should also perform well, too, which wasn’t the case with Vista.

I do agree with your sentiments, though. What about the OS’s performance? Does it still chew up 600mb of RAM without even doing anything? How does it handle changes in configuration, like plugging new stuff into it?

The most important aspect of any OS:
Does it play games well?
-Even abandonware ones? :D