It isn't so bad if you are on a corporate network and want to use Office 2007, connect to printers and the like.

It is less good if you want to play any games, or if you have an older computer that isn't maxed out on speed and memory, or have existing peripherals that pre-date 2007.

It is also a pain if you work with people over 50 years old who spent the past 5 years learning how to do things for themselves on XP and office XP/2003 and suddenly find themselves with a new freakin' interface.

I would like to see an XP classic that keeps the interface close to the same, takes some of the Vista network stuff, and then makes sure to run all the cool games and devices that you have acquired over the years. That would be progress.