1) Is Vista all that? I wasn't impressed with having to service it five times in six months after my sister bought her computer just over a year ago. Seriously, has it really improved the way the dude described; to the point where it's almost as stable as GNU/Linux,(like certain other releases of Win Dose that started off as a joke only to become kinda reasonable later on)? How about the included AV and anti-spyware features, are they any good?

2) How well does it play with others? I know the first release fought dualbooters tooth-and-nail; has Vista settled down in this regard? Have the bootloaders caught up so the two can coexist peacefully?