Andre pointed this out to me this evening. Microsoft has put online Public Newsgroups for those interested in Windows Vista.
Here is a list of available newsgroups for Windows Vista as of today:

• microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_account
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
  


• microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
  

Head on over to this page at Microsoft's website on how to configure your newsreader to read Microsoft's Public Newsgroups.[via]