[Katsunami]

The reason is that Vista is 10 years old. Windows XP is 16 years old. It costs too much to keep software that old running safely (with regard to viruses, malware, hacking...). Things that were safe in 2006 or 2001 are unsafe today because of changing technology.

Your best bet with the notebook is something like Linux Mint (which looks more like Windows) or Elementary OS (also Linux, but looks more like MacOS). If you install Firefox/Chrome, and Thunderbird, you can at least use it for webbrowsing and e-mail. Is there anything special you do with that netbook?

PS: I ordered the Spigen Armor case for €21.95 and received it today (Saturday). It adds quite a bit of bulk to the phone, as did the Diztronic case to the Nexus, but the phone at least doesn't feel slippery and fragile anymore. I actually have the feeling it can survive a serious crash onto the pavement or a tiled floor. (The Spigen case has a network of what they call "webbing", which basically are depressed parts in the case and corners that fill with air that sits between the phone and the case.)