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Switching OSs
About a year ago I got a new home laptop (my Thinkpad FINALLY died) and it came with Vista. Of course I suffered [with Vista] along with everyone else, but what made me switch was that after about 2 months on Vista and taking all the updates, every morning the Acer Aspire 51XX was dead. So I tried Ubuntu. First I tried a dual boot to be sure I could create a similar expirenece. I could. And did it it crash? Not once. So after only a week I reformatted the entire drive and went Ubuntu-only. I used XP at work but I love the fact that I have something different at home.
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Switching OSs  shanlon | 06/11/08
Sssshhhhh wink  fr0thy2 | 06/11/08
Sssshhhhh revisited happy  mikeholli | 06/13/08
I just switched to Ubuntu - not so happy here  K B | 06/12/08
The folder structure is  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
Stick with it...  LazLong | 06/12/08
I agree with you!  jestewart1 | 06/13/08
Ubuntu  TtfnJohn | 06/12/08
I just LEFT Ubuntu  daengbo | 06/12/08
Try Gutsy (7.10)  dayjm | 06/12/08
Shhhhhhhhhh, don't let them find out...  mikeholli | 06/13/08
I appreciate all of the posters' responses above  K B | 06/12/08
Something sounds Flakey?  LazLong | 06/12/08
It could be the hardware, but...  K B | 06/13/08
Firefox bookmark woes  AckItsMe2 | 06/13/08
My problem was different than that  K B | 06/13/08
Something to try...  devlin_X | 06/12/08
SUSE Linux  rebelxhardcore | 06/13/08
RE: I just switched to Ubuntu - not so happy here  owner@... | 06/17/08
Hold on tight  yesudeep | 06/19/08
Switching OS  owner@... | 06/17/08
For most consumers  j.m.galvin | 06/11/08
My reason can be summed as follows:  frgough | 06/11/08
And the sum is zero....  linux for me | 06/11/08
Denial  frgough | 06/12/08
Sorry...  gtimchishen | 06/12/08
I have to agree 100%  raul62 | 06/12/08
Maybe you should read this ...  Ross Snowden | 06/12/08
The link you refer to  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
haha...  ZachE84 | 06/11/08
What?  AndyCee | 06/12/08
Windows 4 life  deefburger | 06/12/08
That was my reason for changing as well  rhomp2002@... | 06/12/08
Macs run Windows...  arminw | 06/12/08
re: My reason can be summed as follows:  none none | 06/11/08
irrelevant  CobraA1 | 06/12/08
re: irrelevant  none none | 06/12/08
Irrelevant  AndyCee | 06/12/08
Read the title  frgough | 06/12/08
Well, sort of...but don't mind me  AndyCee | 06/13/08
Curiosity, killer app and older hardware  NonZealot | 06/11/08
What it took for me to change...  b.bob | 06/11/08
WGA = Windows Going Away (NT)  devlin_X | 06/12/08
never made an actual choice to switch  lostarchitect | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  mtifo@... | 06/11/08
It was USB support, waay back.  Zogg | 06/11/08
Security concerns made me switch to Linux.  pjotr123 | 06/11/08
Ditto.  D. T. Schmitz | 06/11/08
For me, security is just the icing on the cake. Linux is just so much more  DonnieBoy | 06/11/08
Barriers to Change  Harry Bardal | 06/11/08
Enough with that line of crap already.  Pliny the Elder | 06/11/08
Unfortunately  Badgered | 06/11/08
Rich  Harry Bardal | 06/11/08
Well  Badgered | 06/12/08
Where This Started  Harry Bardal | 06/12/08
Macs are fine for some people  marks055@... | 06/12/08
re: Where This Started  Badgered | 06/16/08
Badgeredi was thinking the same thing a lot of copy and paste comming from  SO.CAL Guy | 06/12/08
Paste  Harry Bardal | 06/12/08
Don't shoot the messenger  MacCanuck | 06/12/08
Negative  rhomp2002@... | 06/12/08
Ever hear of Mac Fix it?  marks055@... | 06/12/08
And Predictably, The Bush Nazi MicroShaft Bigots Strike Again!  drprod@... | 06/12/08
And politics relates because.... ?  jonniva | 06/13/08
So you dive further into the slime  tech_walker | 06/13/08
HAHAHAHA  LiquidLearner | 06/11/08
laugh it up, fuzzball...  buddhistMonkey | 06/11/08
Actually the Core of OS X is not open source  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
the "core" is open source  Ed Lin | 06/12/08
Who's to say how much of the core  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
Yes & No  LazLong | 06/12/08
two wrongs don't make a right  buddhistMonkey | 06/12/08
OS X is still proprietary  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
Thats why ya read the story  marks055@... | 06/13/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  desjardinsy69 | 06/11/08
Not going to happen  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
A little googling would find...  online@... | 06/12/08
That's nice to know  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
I don't think I'll ever be able to switch  eli_pwnd | 06/11/08
Try Mandriva  TripleII | 06/11/08
Try Mandriva  swynens | 06/13/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  T-Rexx | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  X41 | 06/11/08
Very disconnected from society  daMan25 | 06/11/08
Thanks for the Insight  X41 | 06/12/08
perhaps  slaphappy | 06/12/08
What?  Mike Hunt | 06/12/08
So what's your point?  eMJayy | 06/12/08
Uummmmmm....  Mike Hunt | 06/12/08
How and why are you here?  elderlybloke | 06/12/08
Depends on the need?  DevGuy_z | 06/11/08
I switched because:  daMan25 | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  russguill | 06/11/08
My decision to change came when...  storm14k | 06/11/08
Unhappiness with the vendor  John L. Ries | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  smegz | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  drewt333 | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  Linux User 147560 | 06/11/08
What does it take to switch?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/11/08
Mine was service  Ken_z | 06/11/08
No, no...Windows XP/Vista REALLY is that bad.  esdrasf@... | 06/11/08
If you say so  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/11/08
See Talkback #35  b.bob | 06/11/08
RE: See Talkback #35  esdrasf@... | 06/11/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 06/11/08
Should I uninstall Linux from my desktop?  davidr69 | 06/12/08
Sorry Oceans in your world is only drops to me...  socialism=nowhere | 06/13/08
different intentions  coffeeshark | 06/11/08
asterisks  coffeeshark | 06/11/08
Piece of advice... no really, nice advice...  Linux User 147560 | 06/11/08
Re: different intentions  none none | 06/11/08
exactly  coffeeshark | 06/13/08
We have always been switching...  JonathonDoe | 06/11/08
You are right  deefburger | 06/12/08
Better looking games and  eb276 | 06/11/08
If they haven't done it yet  Michael Kelly | 06/11/08
Don't quite get how that applies  eb276 | 06/11/08
Switch?  Whyaylooh | 06/11/08
Desktop Linux an oxymoron?  b.bob | 06/11/08
I hope MS does better with Windows 7  P. Douglas | 06/11/08
sacrifice application compatibility  b.bob | 06/11/08
Fortunately, you don't speak for all geeks  eb276 | 06/11/08
Never said it wouldn't  b.bob | 06/11/08
Roger that  eb276 | 06/11/08
Agreed  eMJayy | 06/12/08
Damned if the do, damned if they don't.  ye | 06/11/08
Well, more secure  TtfnJohn | 06/13/08
I switched to Linux because  Michael Kelly | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  mrdt | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  nothingness | 06/11/08
To switch I need an OS....  BFD | 06/11/08
Why be so hostile.  b.bob | 06/11/08
really? you're waiting for a 'killer' OS?  eMJayy | 06/12/08
laser support  swynens | 06/13/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  s_southern | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  rhodge@... | 06/11/08
Now I'm defending Windows.  b.bob | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  mwiley_z | 06/11/08
I??d rather fight than switch  duclod | 06/11/08
Switching OSes  none none | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  merlin747 | 06/11/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  Loverock Davidson | 06/11/08
BUWAHAHAHAH WHAT A JOKE  itanalyst2@... | 06/11/08
Windows has BSoDs is a plus to you? (NT)  TripleII | 06/11/08
Not sure  AndyCee | 06/12/08
A mandate with no budget.  shis-ka-bob | 06/11/08
How can people switch when Windows has a monopoly?  PB_z | 06/11/08
How can people switch?  John L. Ries | 06/11/08
Because ...  MacCanuck | 06/12/08
Standard Oil  frgough | 06/12/08
All true...  John L. Ries | 06/12/08
Breathtaking  marks055@... | 06/12/08
1/3 hardware + 1/3 software + 1/3 decision making  davebarnes | 06/11/08
You let Steve what?!  eMJayy | 06/12/08
Keep in mind.....  James Quinn | 06/12/08
valid points but...  eMJayy | 06/12/08
lol  Badgered | 06/12/08
Another blog to earn money  tonymcs@... | 06/11/08
It doesn't really matter that 90%  alaniane@... | 06/13/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  beoz | 06/11/08
nothing  buddhistMonkey | 06/11/08
Be careful with the descriptors there...  Confused by religion | 06/11/08
exceptional  buddhistMonkey | 06/12/08
Bascially installing ease  kcredden2 | 06/11/08
I use Mac 0SX, XP, and Ubuntu at home  Weston Norville | 06/11/08
While we are at it, Americans should also learn another language. It also  DonnieBoy | 06/11/08
Experimentation and curiousity...  KshitijC | 06/11/08
The Vista EULA did it for me  r_widell | 06/11/08
Three things.  kraterz | 06/11/08
Security and Scalability  Chad_z | 06/11/08
Started telecommuting, needed PC based *nix  TripleII | 06/11/08
I won't be switching OSes  betelgeuse68 | 06/11/08
cool app I will try it on my last XP install.  marks055@... | 06/14/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  betelgeuse68 | 06/11/08
Does that mean...  John L. Ries | 06/11/08
use em all  vi0l3t1975@... | 06/11/08
Vertical Market Application Support  IMHOYAAAH | 06/11/08
I would go with Zues and for the meanwhile the internet.  rtirman37@... | 06/12/08
Microsoft retail outlet monopoly needs to be broken  whisperycat | 06/12/08
Ever hear of the Apple store?  NonZealot | 06/12/08
re: Microsoft Only  Badgered | 06/12/08
I live in the UK  whisperycat | 06/12/08
That would explain it (nt)  Badgered | 06/12/08
Why switch? Just run them all natively on commodity hardware  Scrat | 06/12/08
Very cool why argue just rule them all! N/T  marks055@... | 06/13/08
Here are some things that couls make me look closely at switching  CobraA1 | 06/12/08
agreed on all points  Badgered | 06/12/08
I think they will come.  TripleII | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  dfosberry@... | 06/12/08
Activation - never went past W2K, switched to Linux  scott1329 | 06/12/08
Me too  deefburger | 06/12/08
Use Ubuntu and Vista in Dual Boot. Would love  socialism=nowhere | 06/12/08
Same here....  eMJayy | 06/12/08
I would use all 3...I like Windows...  socialism=nowhere | 06/13/08
Define polished...  eMJayy | 06/15/08
From Linux to Mac  davidr69 | 06/12/08
exactly!  Ed Lin | 06/12/08
Mac OS X to Windows: Compatibility with the rest of the world  SteveMak | 06/12/08
me too, unfortunately  whall4783 | 06/12/08
Exactly, not just close enough  kathygnome | 06/12/08
It's Not the OS  donden@... | 06/12/08
RE: Not A Lot, But...  Mr_Wizard | 06/12/08
Windows "Bit rot" made me change  Retief de Villiers | 06/12/08
Oooooh  CreepinJesus | 06/12/08
Switched to Windows  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/12/08
You got paid to do it  deefburger | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  booknut | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  Stan57 | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  dhunter756 | 06/12/08
Remember I started using and working  James Quinn | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  ninaMonster | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  madrucke@... | 06/12/08
Now, I can't buy a new computer without that Microsoft "Overhead"  swynens | 06/13/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  alterbridgeandrew@... | 06/12/08
I've already switched....to Mac  3dtodd | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  dprozzo | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  RandallR | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  rghomer@... | 06/12/08
80/20 rule  mswift@... | 06/12/08
You can afford to throw away 10% marketshare?  TripleII | 06/12/08
It depends on the size of the market  mswift@... | 06/13/08
Why I changed  zclayton2 | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  labarker | 06/12/08
Changed from Windows to Mac to Linux and  marks055@... | 06/12/08
64bit software would impress me  maxtheitpro | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  alaniane@... | 06/12/08
RE: What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?  dorkiedorkfromdorktown | 06/12/08