There you have it. The most anticipated OS of the new century. You’ll need to spend big bucks now that your old graphics cards wont’t support the new sexy Aero interface…My advice ? Take it easy and only buy Vista after 1 year. By that time, MS will have sorted out the kinks and bugs.

As Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing (RTM) yesterday — a significant milestone for Microsoft and its partners — anticipation is building around that all-important question: How good is it really? Microsoft says Windows Vista is its most heavily tested operating system ever, with deep investments made to ensure greater security, reliability and usability. But after all the time, expense and effort to get it right, does Windows Vista meet the quality bar?

With the year coming to an end, Microsoft will have a big bang of launching the business debut of Windows Vista and Office 2007 at a November 30 event in New York City.

“This event will mark the business availability of three major releases from Microsoft,” the software maker said in an invitation e-mailed to the press yesterday. The announcement makes good on Redmond’s promise of delivering Vista in 2006 — in a manner of speaking.

The Windows lovers won’t get its hands on the new OS until early 2007 — March 15 at the latest, according to the Express Upgrade to Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Technology Guarantee program. See what Vista coupons will get you.