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And missed Lindows
If you've ever looked at Lindows it too is very user friendly and designed for the home user.

Personally I say use what you're comfortable with at home for the tasks that you need to do.

If you can do everything you want in Windows and are comfortable with that while still staying with in your budget then I suggest you go with Windows.

Now if I were to buy a computer for the kids I'd serriously suggest Lindows. It's life saver on the pocket book with all the games in the click and run warehouse. It also exposes them to Linux at home as chances are they will get good Windows and MAC exposure at school.

Another time to suggest Linux for the home user is when a user asks about how they can do a task that they can't see to do on Windows. This isn't a common thing but it show the user is ready to try something new.

For MAC I'd suggest that to a user who has a little extra money and want something for digital pictures. MS is good for digicam but MAC is just that much better and easier.
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Finally someone who agrees.  jonbob | 11/04/03
And missed Lindows  voska | 11/04/03
Lindows? Not ready for primetime  marksashton | 11/04/03
why?  stephen732@... | 11/04/03
read me files?  Ardian Daka | 11/04/03
Should have mentioned Macintosh...  gtdworak | 11/04/03
Re: Should have mentioned Macintosh...  issthatso | 11/04/03
no reason  stephen732@... | 11/04/03
tco  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
there's a reason  jonbob | 11/04/03
Sure you understand proprietary?  Fred Fredrickson | 11/04/03
please autofill this field  none none | 11/04/03
Re  MACSSUCK | 11/04/03
OS X ain't available on x86 - so non-issue  MeMyselfAndI_z | 11/04/03
Non-issue  JoeError | 11/04/03
RedHat changes target  OhMyGosh | 11/04/03
don't believe it!  screaming silence | 11/04/03
Huh????  Heatlesssun | 11/04/03
same people  stephen732@... | 11/04/03
cars  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
odd, that  jonbob | 11/04/03
I suppose the same people  Fred Fredrickson | 11/04/03
Linux is better than windoze everywhere?  mamuka.khantadze@... | 11/04/03
Redhat isn't ready  RedHat9User | 11/04/03
LOL  voska | 11/04/03
You will never...  BitTwiddler | 11/04/03
Screaming ignorance rises again!  marksashton | 11/04/03
no longer Top Dog  Joe Blow_z | 11/04/03
Hadn't heard this before. Yeah right.  Heatlesssun | 11/04/03
So based on your logic ...  GLMarx | 11/04/03
Not "never"  IT_User | 11/04/03
Honesty....  BitTwiddler | 11/04/03
Media Center PC's and Linux  Heatlesssun | 11/04/03
Myth TV has it's advantages  voska | 11/04/03
What does MCE not do for you?  Heatlesssun | 11/04/03
Hey I'm movie collector, I have 1000s  voska | 11/04/03
Hey I'm movie collector, I have 1000s  voska | 11/04/03
Intresting.  Heatlesssun | 11/04/03
My secret  voska | 11/04/03
Even Red Hat knows Linux is blowout  Mike Cox | 11/04/03
Ref: Even Red Hat knows Linux is blowout  grumpy_trumpy | 11/04/03
Re: Even Red Hat knows Linux is blowout  issthatso | 11/04/03
Wow, Linux really zooms against M$ in those Netcraft numbers!  dicktaurus@... | 11/04/03
you failed basic reading compression didnt you...  henrystamp | 11/04/03
Your company buys home computers?  IT_User | 11/04/03
From a guygiving up the home desktop market?!? Back-stabbing, if true!  dicktaurus@... | 11/04/03
deal with it.  vdraken | 11/04/03
IT's ready  voska | 11/04/03
Linux *is* Ready...  Delaware Boy | 11/04/03
No, it is not.  vdraken | 11/04/03
You logic fails you  voska | 11/04/03
profiles  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
RE: You logic fails you  nrlz | 11/04/03
ready out of the box???  ambiguity | 11/04/03
Nothing is "confirmed." NOT "everyone's" been saying it. Further...  dicktaurus@... | 11/04/03
oh yeah?!?  first last | 11/04/03
In a FUD war, don't underestimate the power of words.  dicktaurus@... | 11/04/03
knickers in a bunch  first last | 11/04/03
Wasted my time  DarbyOhara | 11/04/03
please autofill this field  none none | 11/05/03
Relax Man!  Fanatical Desperado | 11/04/03
Actually, Macs are far better for home users  Yen_z | 11/04/03
Macs  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
WPA in Windows XP and other Microsoft products  rcrow | 11/04/03
WPA = Windows Product Activation  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
correcting myself  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
WPA = Windows Product Activation  rcrow | 11/04/03
More story Telling?  John Zern | 11/05/03
Noooooo!  Goomba | 11/04/03
you don't have to go back to MSW  jfalknor | 11/04/03
That OK  Goomba | 11/04/03
A very rational strategy.  DonnieBoy | 11/04/03
interesting indeed  pschroeder@... | 11/04/03
well  Arrg | 11/04/03
It's not the user experience he's dissing...  Robert Carnegie | 11/04/03
Home User ?????  mikesonstegard@... | 11/04/03
not very friendly to install?  jfalknor | 11/04/03
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re  nrlz | 11/04/03
Too bad sad  mbraincell@... | 11/04/03
Foolishness  mbratch | 11/04/03
bad businessman?  ambiguity | 11/04/03
True and False  Grimm Reaper | 11/04/03
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RedHat Linux is not a desktop winner  Jose Jimenez | 11/04/03
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12% stock drop  jjon2121 | 11/04/03
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He's right!  George Mitchell | 11/04/03
One user's experience  Ex-Linux User | 11/04/03
friggin hell  sundru | 11/04/03
Windows is not ready for the desktop  drcrane | 11/05/03
Who needs the desktop anyway?  heepsd | 11/05/03
Kernel panic, missing mounts, Xkill where  FilledOut | 11/05/03
a small note on operating systems  perpetual-notion | 11/05/03
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