> Is it advisable to update now or would an intelligent person hold off for
> another 6 months or so?

There's not much point in waiting - Vista was a bit fragile when launched,
but has improved enormously over the past several months as the updates have
been rolling out. My installation, at least, is completely stable and I'm
delighted with it.

No - the real decision isn't about waiting / not waiting, it's about "Is my
hardware and software compatible with Vista?".

Most modern hardware should be fine, but make sure every program you intend
to install is Vista-compatible (go to the manufacturer's Web site to check).
Many of them have released patches or updated versions for Vista.

If you don't, you'll be able to run most applications in the various
compatibility modes, but you'll get too many tiresome UAC prompts.

I run Vista on my workstation (and XP on my laptop which isn't Vista
compatible) and there's no way I'd go back to XP now.

SteveT