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Our company policy prohibits the use of any Microsoft product that has not been on the market for a minimum of 5 years, as Microsoft always needs a minimum of 5 years to work bugs out of its products, and we prefer reliability over all else. From what we have seen, Vista offers nothing new we need. Network Magic (networkmagic.com) handles all our networking needs regardless of OS. Security is not a grave concern as company policy prohibits the storing of any confidential information on computer hard drives and requires such info be stored only on removable drives that must be checked out and returned each day by each employee. We do not play music or watch movies on business computers. And since security and Microsoft mix as well as oil and water, we find it absurd to suggest that Vista offers any more than the lowest level of security. Microsoft has a better reputation for its hamburgers than its security. We reject Microsoft Office products as well, preferring the free OpenOffice.org. We are pleased Microsoft has tried to duplicate the Apple OS and named it Vista, but since this is Microsoft's first attempt at copying an Apple OS, we urge caution. We "upgrade" only when the benefits of upgrade exceed or at least justify the costs. Plain and simple.