Windows XP and Vista side-by-side

Windows Vista Start menuSo we've seen a thousand screenshots and feature summaries of Windows Vista, and Microsoft is calling it "largest upgrade since Windows 95," but how does it really compare to XP? BentUser has a cool article that compares Windows XP with Vista Build 5270 side by side, in particular the Start menu, the task switcher, My Computer, the Control Panel, and the bundled apps. Whether or not Vista will be a success is anybody's guess (though if they can make it fast and stable—a big if—I suspect it will), but regardless Redmond seem to be up to some interesting stuff.

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