In late October, Microsoft announced the beta of the second service pack for Windows Vista and Server 2008. This beta was limited in audience, and today Microsoft has fixed that: it opened up the beta for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and coming Thursday, it will be opened to the general public. The releases will be distributed via TechNet.
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RE[5]: Comment by flanque
Member since:2005-07-13
hush the both of you. the fact is microsoft IS doing some preformance tuning in SP2. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1745
now as for why you would by windows 7 even if they fixed up vista's speed issue and resource issue is simple. new features, changes to the way it handles SSD's, interface, better 64 bit support, etc...
and, as someone who has been testing both windows 7 and vista sp2 i can tell you that even in beta form sp2 installed vista feel snappier than before. and windows 7, well, it just rocks, people are not going ot be disapointed. well MS haters will be, since they will have one less thing to hate about 
Member since:2005-12-15
You don't get it. I was referring to Microsoft adding the performance enhancements to Vista that are in Windows 7 (since there seem to be some) and the incentive to buy Windows 7 would be other features which were missed out on in Vista.
So yeah, I did answer your question, thanks.
Member since:
2005-12-15
Huh? Give you a reason to buy Windows 7 and then when I do you say no I didn't, yet tell me I did?
Sorry, you make no sense.