The Vista thing was a matter of Intel and the PC vendors (other than HP, ridiculously enough) not wanting to make systems with newer chipsets that cost more.
The Windows Vista performance fiasco has blown over though, now that we've got systems on newer chipsets, like the now-ancient 965, and G/Q/P/X series chipsets.
The Windows Vista performance fiasco has blown over though, now that we've got systems on newer chipsets, like the now-ancient 965, and G/Q/P/X series chipsets.