> but in which ways was it better than 7? Vista lets you turn off ClearType, has the classic start menu, still retains the older quick launch, has the fully-fe

> but in which ways was it better than 7? Vista lets you turn off ClearType, has the classic start menu, still retains the older quick launch, has the fully-featured classic theme customization, Paint and WordPad didn't get assaulted with a ribbon facelift yet. Windows 7 isn't unworkable with the addition of some third-party customization apps, but you could do a lot more to smack sense into Vista without reaching for them.