Nothing is greater than Linux.
Highly unlikely. I m still cussing at my Vista machine. /Remember the hype about Windows ME? ...need I say more?
Long answer, get comfortable. This is just my personal take on things... It s really hard to tell this early in the game. It would be easy to just say no because MS is usually playing catch-up with Mac and Linux, but it is not that black and white. There are a lot of factors creating many gray areas. MS is going to have to dig themselves out of a lot of bad press surrounding Windows Vista. Windows Vista was rushed out the door to try and compete with some of the more modern operating systems like OSX and the newest distributions of Linux. Because it was rushed it was really released before it was ready. This could be a very bad move for Microsoft, or is it. By combining the fact that Vista is pretty much being forced down the consumer s throats, the problems surrounding Windows and especially Vista, and the praise that Macs get from their owners (whether deserved or not), a lot of people are running out and buying Macs. Seems bad for Microsoft on the surface... but... It could be just what the doctor ordered. The reason Mac users enjoy their worry free, deserted island lifestyle (the fact that there are a lot fewer virus, trojans, spyware, etc.) is because it isn t worth it for people to write that type of malware for Mac because there aren t enough people using Mac. If more people start buying Macs, then Mac owners aren t going to be on their own deserted island anymore. There will be more incentive for people to write malware for Mac OS if there are more people using Mac OS. Should that happen then it could even the playing field a little by forcing Apple to focus more effort on security like Microsoft has to. Most of Microsoft s development time is focused on patching exploited holes and other security related things while Apple is free to focus on other things. Mac OS is most likely not rock solid, it has holes, but they don t need to spend a bunch of time fixing them because there are less people trying to exploit them, therefore they usually go unnoticed or unexploited. That could give Microsoft a little push when it comes time to release Windows 7. A lot of it boils down to one factor, if nobody uses something then nobody will complain about it. Windows is the most widely used OS. Since there are a lot of people using it there are a lot of people having problems with it. But, there are a lot of people that don t have as many problems either. PEBKAC, it s a common phrase in tech support. Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. A lot of computer errors aren t Window s fault, they aren t the software s fault, and they aren t the computer s fault. They are the user s not knowing what they are doing. This isn t a slam against users, computer s are complicated machines and that creates a large divide between the layman and a master. Because there are more Windows users than Mac or Linux there are more problems reported. Also, Linux users tend to be very good with computers, so they tend to encounter less problems. Mac users tend to not try to push their computers to the limits, so they encounter less problems. Bottom line: Windows and Microsoft get a lot of bad press. But Windows is the most common OS for a reason. I ve used Linux (I ve always, and still do, dual-boot on all my computers), Windows (since 3.11 for workgroups), and Macs (since the Apple II). My preference overall: Windows. More software, more hardware, more options. Windows seems to strike a pretty good balance. It s easier to use than Linux and less restrictive than Mac. [I will always choose Linux for servers though]
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