Will this be the Windows killer? (adware from Microsoft)

[Aspire]

IMO Windows is king because most new PCs come with it preloaded. Not to mention that it has been like this for over a dozen years. So when most consumers are using windows, most software seems to be made for it. The blue screen of death era was a bitch, but I've always felt XP was a really solid OS. Haven't tried Vista just yet on my own machine.

What are some good reasons not to use XP or Vista?

[Porn Junkie]

Originally Posted by Aspire

IMO Windows is king because most new PCs come with it preloaded. Not to mention that it has been like this for over a dozen years. So when most consumers are using windows, most software seems to be made for it. The blue screen of death era was a bitch, but I've always felt XP was a really solid OS. Haven't tried Vista just yet on my own machine.

What are some good reasons not to use XP or Vista?

For me, its having a stable OS that isn't prone to spyware/adware/viruses that I can update, get new distro's for free and most software is free.

On top of that, linux handles its file system different and also the way it writes files to the hard drive. You don't have to defrag a linux file system because of the way it handles it.

As for software, yes, windows does have better choices as in most major companies with the biggie programs don't port them to linux. Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc... But there are alternatives, some good, some not so good, but others that surpass Windows software by a long shot! You always have the option to use WINE to run most windows software within linux though.