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Originally Posted by placebo
For the serious and dedicated computer users, i would believe that Linux beats the sh*t out of M$ as*es  At the same time, me and my (professioinal) work environment are all still on winxp (released in ~ August 2001 *ggggg*) and it is quite easy to use, fast and quite modest in its requirements (Pentium 300MHz, ~1GB hdd space, 64MB RAM. Compare with Ubuntu requirements ), actually as modest as Windows 2000 (released in ~1999). and it helps a lot with Real Rhapsody and stuff 
In the past 6 months i purchased a host of software programs (tools, mini applications) in order to support financially their further development. And guess what, none of them is available as Linux version!  |
Installing Ubuntu onto Pentium 300MHz, ~1GB hdd space, 64MB RAM doesn't make any sense indeed. You can get a better Linux for a PC like that.
And I still consider Windows XP one of the best OSes out there. I really enjoyed it. The only problem is that I consider it too risky to use it without an antivirus and firewall. And if you install both onto such a computer, I don't think you will enjoy using it. If you don't use Internet, then it is fast, reliable and allows to install most software, so an absolutely great choice.
It is Windows 7 that annoys me. Some people say that it works faster than Windows XP even on slow computers... I wonder whether all of them work for M$, because this is not the case for me.
And I don't see much improvement in Windows 7 (which should be Windows Vista SP3). I've notices a better Explorer, better security (although it is still far away from Linux), but that's about it... besides several gigabytes of new "decorations".
I still need Windows or Mac for editing videos and photos. Although there are several apps for that in Linux, which are not ideal for professionals yet.