You're requesting information from people you talk to in real life. People are volunteering it on the internet. You're naturally going to get different biases

You're requesting information from people you talk to in real life. People are volunteering it on the internet. You're naturally going to get different biases. I know my experience in real life was colored by a few people trying Vista Business early on (on new hardware) and deciding that the new features were not worth the performance penalty. Everyone I know who's done this, including myself, has "downgraded" to XP (as Microsoft allows). People I know in real life who are considering Vista now are somewhat disinclined to do so, in favor of just waiting for Windows 7.