I have personally used both Windows XP, and Linux, and I am split between the two. I think that Linux is the better operating system, but right now it does not support enough hardware/software to become a true competitor. If/When Linux gets to the point that it is pre-installed on computer and software companies start to develop for it, then I think it will get to the same usability as Windows. I don't like XP as much, but at least I know it is guaranteed to work with 80% of software. I haven't really tried using Mac OS X, so I can't comment on it.

Dell is already selling computers with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.


I seriously doubt it will ever happen. Linux was never meant to be a free Windows, and I doubt it will ever become that, and I'm quite happy with it. If it suddenly gains that much power, then it's bound to get corrupted like Microsoft.

Well I wouldnt't actually agree that linux will become corrupted as microsoft as you said it. Because microsoft is not corrupted company it is in fact byrocratical institution due to its largness. However, if and I really hope that it will not become so much popular as MIcrosoft operating system Windows it will become just the same MIcrosofts product.

Since then hackers script kiddies will be able and will gladly write exploits for the Linux distributions and they are not doing so because of the simple fact there are not enough useers to do be feasible.

There is a big difference in how Microsoft is corrupted, and how Linux could become corrupted. Microsoft is centralized. The company can do whatever it wants, and if you don't like it - tough luck. Linux is much more de-centralized. Any company can distribute their own copy of it if they don't like certain parts of it.

Hah, since Microsoft has gained a accomplished it's users, why dont you or some people try it. Maybe Linux would have more user than Microsoft Windows in the future!

Linux need to be explored! Linux needs time to improve! Linux is not good or bad, but it's just okay for me.

-Amiel

I have only used Windows (XP and the older versions like Windows 98, 2000) and Mac OSX Leopard. I have since forgotten what I liked most about 98 or 2000 because I have been using XP. But that was until January when I finally moved over to the Mac platform. Windows XP is just like what it is, simple to use but far too many exploits and I can find so many flaws in that OS which Leopard effectively fixes. The problem and concern about a Mac is the lack of software on it, but just how many types of applications do you want to have? Mac has the major applications like Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, the Adobe family. Though the Mac does not support many games, you have Boot Camp for that, to play PC platform games on a Mac. Personally I like how Leopard works as compared to Windows XP. Opening tonnes and tonnes of windows which are spread out over 4 different spaces.

If I were to have these windows on XP, I will probably clutter my taskbar with an uncountable number of windows. I work more efficiently on a Mac than on Windows. When a certain application crashes, it doesn't affect the entire system, just the concerned application. I could give you more reasons why Leopard is definitely better than any Windows OS. The best part about Leopard is that you do not need 2GB of RAM to run it smoothly. But moving to a Mac OS at first wasn't easy, using cmd+click instead of right click took some getting used to as well as some of the other combinations which I am so familiar in XP. If you ever use Leopard, you won't regret it.