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Back when Scoble was still working for us, he wrote up an internal list of 15 reasons many people should consider upgrading to Windows Vista.  I don’t know that it’s a very complete list but it certainly is a cool one.

1) All new networking stack. Many times the performance. You don’t care about performance? Interesting.
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=116349

2) All new audio stack. You don’t care about per-app audio?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=116347

3) New UI and graphics layer. You don’t care about a nicer UI with better video and audio integration?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=114694

4) New search integration and file management. You don’t have more than 3,000 docs, do you?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=114710

5) New fonts and readability technology. You don’t care about readability and experience, do you?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=146749

6) New kernel changes. Performance, security, and all that.
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=148820

7) New features for international users. Don’t care about seeing Japanese and English fonts on screen at same time?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=146169

8) New print technology. Don’t care about having better quality prints?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=137532

9) New installer technology. Don’t install apps?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=134577

10) New sidebar and gadgets. Don’t want to take advantage of that new high-resolution wide-screen monitor tech that’s now out?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=128231

11) New sideshow (external monitor for laptops). Are you gonna buy a new laptop next year? It probably will have one of these.
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=124796

12) New updated applications like Windows Mail. Don’t use email on your machine or answer questions in newsgroups?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=116711

13) New crypto technology. Wanna keep your stuff away from prying eyes?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=116710

14) New RSS platform. You wanna subscribe to RSS feeds?
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=80533

15) New sound experience by Robert Fripp. You gotta get Windows Vista if you want it.
Watch this: http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=151853