the base princable of hwbot is free benchmarks.
all previous benches work on software that people allready have. to run this new benchmark, you have to have a os which many people refuse to buy just to benchmark with it.
if vantage worked with xp people whouldnt have kicked up any fuss about paying for it, and if it had been free, but vista only, again people wouldent moan about it,
but as it is, its a major change to the base princables, and also means a change to the foundation that hwbot was founded up, free softwar for all to bench and compete with and have some fun,
as it is, its turning into a nasty the richest will win competition, with people no longer helping each other out to gain that little extra from there pc's.