I'm a leading edge guy.... I don't care if it hardily has software or not, I just like having the latest ASAP.
I owned XP with in 2 weeks of it coming out. never had a problem with it...
I'm not as cautious as Chief in waiting a year for them to work out the bugs, etc
I ran vista RC1 for a while with no problems. It installed perfectly, the new look was great, it ran Ventrilo and MSN fine (I think I installed ventrilo). Every thing worked as far as I could tell great. All my hardware even had vista compatible drivers already
And I will probably get it in the next 6 months or so... kind of short on cash right now. That and like I said, the DRM has me a little concerned.
Most likely if I get it it will just be for fun.
I just checked the prices for it @ newegg.com $199.99 for " Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM"
$119 for the home premium... Maybe I won't have to wait as long....
http://promotions.newegg.com/msvista..._Products.html