Vista 

noun...
1) Microsoft's latest - and perhaps last - major operating system upgrade (unless you count its legendary "service packs" as upgrades)

2) A not so clever copy of Apple Mac's operating system

3) The latest evidence that Bill Gates is losing his grip on sanity

4) A bizarre suicidal move that may be recalled by future generations as "Hasta la Vista, Microsoft"

verb...
1) To self-destruct

2) To copy another software program

noun...
The Seattle Mafia may celebrate Vista, but most people around the world regard it as a mechanical version of George W. Bush.

verb...
Bill Gates: Shall we Vista another Mac program, or shall we try our hand at innovation this time around?

Vista by David Blomstrom March 4, 2007

vista 

The name of the new Windows Operative System. Windows Vista aka Longhorn (working title).

When is the new windows comming out?

- Microsoft will release Vista in the end of 2006.

vista by $ The Dude $ August 26, 2005

vista 

OSX but with windows logos, and will crash all of the time.""

"Have you seen the new Windows os vista?"
"Yeah, I got mac osx"

vista by Anonymous Passenger January 13, 2006

Vista 

This is used to describe any computer-based software which is poorly designed; with countless software bugs and poor performance in general. Particularly inherent to this quality is the software company's inability to fix reproducible software bugs on a timely basis or even acknowledge them; furthermore, shifting the blame on 3rd party software developers for the problems seen in the software.

Most Logitech products (particularly their newer webcams) are just like Vista.

Vista by mkanet March 5, 2008

vista 

The name of the upcoming version of the Microsoft Windows OS.

"Windows Vista". Did you know that Vista, in Lithuanian, means 'chicken'?

vista by yo-what-is-up-my-dawg August 20, 2005

Vista 

A terminal illness of windows

Vista -
see: Blue screen

Vista by TiberianFiend October 11, 2009

Vista 

An OS made by Microsoft that has more errors and malfunctions than XP, their previous OS, but can be set to be cooler-looking (although chances are that your graphics card won't be able to run MS Word with the transparency and stuff turned on).
It would be better than Leopard in terms of what it can do, if it could only do those things without crashing as much as it does. Whether or not it's prettier than Leopard is debatable, but it doesn't really matter, because it's a computer program, not a piece of art. It really comes down to this: if you have a LOT patience, get Vista. If you don't want to actually do things with your computer, get Leopard. Of course, the choice is really this: get something pretty, like Vista or Leopard, or get something that works, i.e. XP.

Ted: Hey, I just got Vista today. It's got pretty colors.
Fred: I have OSX. It's like Vista, except it doesn't crash.
Jack: I have XP. I can do things with it, AND it doesn't crash when I do.
Ted: Well... Are your windows transparent?
Jack: No, but I can open them without crashing my computer.
Fred: Is your monitor 42" and pretty? Does it contain your, uh, vidja card, and C-poo?
Jack: No, my monitor fits through doorways, and I can upgrade my computer.

Vista by The Anonymouse October 16, 2008