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>>Many people are switching to Ubuntu because the don't trust WindowsXP and they don't believe that there will be any advancement with Vista.<<

C'mon Ice, your posts are getting old and you don't seem to miss a story without a knock on MS.

I've been using MS for many years and have never had a "security breech" that Norton, Mail Washer, or ZoneAlarm didn't catch. I'm online 5-10 hrs. a day, try many shareware and trialware programs but I'm careful where I go and what I click "OK" on.

And yes I've tried your beloved Linux in it's many flavors many times and just don't like it. The latest try was SUZE and things went fine until I couldn't find drivers for the D-Link PCI wireless network card that would work (and I spent hours searching). Without a network to get on the Net the installation was worthless. One day Linux may "grow up" and work like MS and may in fact be more secure but that day still isn't here.

The "many people" I know look at Linux as a toy or more specifically an Internet browsing toy that makes them feel safe on the Net. With readily available software protection programs and a little common sense Windows is as safe and stable as Linux or any other current OS. The stupid people can't use Linux because it's too complicated to setup, find drivers, and then have to learn a whole new way of doing things.

In the meantime MOST of us will stay with XP and probably even upgrade to VISTA [with Windows Live-OneCare happy ].
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Like that was something unexpected wink  michael_t | 08/04/06
What part wasn't unexpected  John Zern | 08/04/06
No Absolutly Not.  IceTheNet@... | 08/04/06
Can I have what you're smoking?  toadlife | 08/04/06
Message has been deleted.  IceTheNet@... | 08/07/06
Wow...  DCMann | 08/07/06
one problem  Techanalyst | 08/08/06
All serious OSs I know of allow fetching instructions ONLY  michael_t | 08/04/06
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I really hope you're joking...  kha.M | 08/09/06
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You're a treat!  Prognosticator | 08/04/06
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i like  galileon | 08/04/06
10 :-D  LoCal | 08/04/06
What a frickin' howl!!  999ad@... | 08/04/06
I LOLed. grin  A_Pickle | 08/04/06
Great stuff, Mike  rick752 | 08/04/06
Ahh Dr Sarcasm Strikes again  jimk_z | 08/04/06
We don't need a Linux variant of Mike Cox  toadlife | 08/05/06
I love these independent studies funded by MS partners ... happy ..  michael_t | 08/04/06
Milky, you?re too big a fanboy. You got caught.  Cayble | 08/05/06
Interesting...  mdsmedia | 08/06/06
Cayble (or his sister ego NonZealot) get withdrawal symptoms  michael_t | 08/07/06
Then you missed it, let me repeat...  Cayble | 08/07/06
Your thoughts are getting more disconnected, your condition worsens ...  michael_t | 08/07/06
I love these independent studies funded by MS partners ... happy ..  michael_t | 08/04/06
10.0! Classic Mikey  Reverend MacFellow | 08/05/06
What's with all the "LOL" stuff?  TJGeezer | 08/05/06
Message has been deleted.  Jay E Court | 08/07/06
"tag-teamed the CSO" - too funny, Thanks Mike  WiredGuy | 08/07/06
Making a mountain of a mole hill  zzz1234567890 | 08/04/06
Just because you wish it were not true dosn't make it untrue.  IceTheNet@... | 08/04/06
Ubuntu, Xandros  TJGeezer | 08/05/06
while testing ubuntu and xandros...  mdsmedia | 08/06/06
Mepis  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
Run Linux as root 24x7 attached to the internet...  mlambert890@... | 08/07/06
re: Run Linux as root 24x7 attached to the internet...  dpastern | 08/07/06
Almost agree with you except  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
Many can mean many things  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
Many People???  jerry@... | 08/07/06
well,  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
One step in the right direction  nucrash | 08/04/06
Did you read the article?  TimeBomb | 08/05/06
You need to read it again yourself  toadlife | 08/05/06
Making a fudge sandwich out of a mountain  TimeBomb | 08/05/06
I don't see any mountains  mdsmedia | 08/06/06
Like Blue Pill is the only  bjbrock | 08/04/06
Sounds like the Linux crowd is gettin' scared  John Zern | 08/04/06
Only reason?  rpmyers1 | 08/04/06
Heh you forgot...  Suicida| | 08/06/06
The more secure Vista becomes, the only reason to go to Linux diminishes.  Reverend MacFellow | 08/05/06
Another reason  DarthRidiculous | 08/05/06
I was sure Apple didn't sell it's OS seperately  quantumstate | 08/08/06
Other reasons  TJGeezer | 08/05/06
moron...you are the only one mentioning Linux...  mdsmedia | 08/06/06
No Way!!!!  linux for me | 08/07/06
Sounds like the M$ crowd doesn't quite get it  aceadrian1@... | 08/07/06
speaking of not getting it...  MSndrft | 08/07/06
Really?  diggyk@... | 08/07/06
Part of Linux that isn't secure...  harrisharris | 08/07/06
I'd rather use Unix.  MSndrft | 08/07/06
Script embedded in what Div Tags a CSS Trojan LOL  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
the only reason?  springerj | 08/07/06
"The writing is in the article" you should read it.  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
Ahhhhh Ha ha Ha Ha You asked them to hack now you are hacked  mjbad2 | 08/05/06
You don't even...  TimeBomb | 08/05/06
Ha ha, now I want them to hack Apple and Sun  Boot_Agnostic | 08/05/06
You filthy luddite  quantumstate | 08/08/06
If you've got the room to spare, fine  Boot_Agnostic | 08/08/06
It took them how long to figure this out?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/05/06
What? Security Flaws? NO WAY!  homequickfinder | 08/06/06
Huh?? You know of a more secure Windows version?  mdsmedia | 08/06/06
The most secure version of Windows...  AckItsMe2 | 08/07/06
DOS  IceTheNet@... | 08/08/06
DOS=command line  quantumstate | 08/08/06
this was the whole point of the conference  corticus | 08/07/06
Now you've done it!  gsuser | 08/07/06
Drivers....  AckItsMe2 | 08/07/06
Not to start a war  armith@... | 08/07/06
difficult to implement a 100% efficient kernel  lostinlodos | 08/07/06
You have to be joking...  AckItsMe2 | 08/07/06
I agree ... but it is still funny  dbrimlow | 08/07/06
That was the point  lostinlodos | 08/14/06
In reply to that  viruser ZDNet Moderator | 07/17/07
A Vista Feature... give me a break...  Resuna | 08/07/06
Thank you Microsoft  Bennopia | 08/07/06
It is sad that the headline is so misleading  Patronus | 08/07/06
Thank you for saying it  mmadink | 08/07/06
Vista Doesn't Matter  Sheeva | 08/08/06
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Vista hacked at Black Hat  cosmicfoole@... | 08/08/06
hacked?  dinosaur2 | 08/08/06
Hacked  Ronspruell | 08/08/06
$20000 to 'sign' the code, there is much motivation to hack around  GreatInca | 08/09/06
Only a few hundred to sign code once  georgeou | 08/10/06
Vista Hacked...  mikeald | 08/16/06

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