Vista sp1 no Barnburner

I’ve seen two reports that compared the Vista you got last January with Vista sp1RC1. One study claimed a slight improvement in boot-time and no measured improvement in performance. The other study measured performance as “only a 1% to 2% improvement”. Meanwhile, my sources with the generic hardware builders claim that buyers are specifically asking for XP Pro “80% to 90% of the time”. I used to say Windows ME was “the operating system Micro$oft would most like to forget”. Nearly one year after it’s debut, there may be a new OS more deserving that distinction. Perhaps Vista sp1 will undergo striking and significant improvements before it hits the streets. I won’t be holding my breath.