I totally agree with you. I remeber the threads with "Windows XP sucks!!!" It's just a matter of time will everything is Vista again.
I can't believe Microsoft created a resource intensive OS such as Vista without consulting with PC manufacturers. I purchased a Compaq Presario F500. And after enduring Vista's horrible performance, I removed Vista and installed XP. It was a pain to find the drivers for XP, but I am happy. The only way I will run Vista if I can find a laptop with the processing power of a server.