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I was a big fan of Windows 2000. When XP came out, I was quite disappointed with it, and stuck with Win2k. Gaming consoles have caught up to PCs, and people would rather sit in front of a TV playing video games with their friends. Computers are back to being used for productivity, email, and surfing the web, which is a lot safer to do on a Linux machine.

I prefer software that encourages you to try it out and share it if you like it, not stuff that you have to buy before you're allowed to try it, and certainly not software that forbids you from having more than one copy of it and considers you a thief otherwise. I also prefer ease of use, with the option to customize everything I want to. That's why I've been running Ubuntu Linux at home. It just works.

As for people saying it's so difficult to set up, it really isn't. It automatically discovered all of my hardware, and you can have it automatically partition and format your drives.

The only "advanced" thing I did during installation was told it to mount my second hard drive as type "ext2" on /home, which puts all my user data onto the other drive (Vista's way to do that is to install, then go through some menus and manually move everything to the other drive).
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Of course it's more expensive...  BitTwiddler | 02/27/07
All none Linux OSes are more expensive  Boot_Agnostic | 02/27/07
Correct  Boot_Agnostic | 02/27/07
Is Linux Getting More Expensive?  BanjoPaterson | 02/27/07
Is Linux Getting More Expensive?  softwareFlunky | 09/08/08
Is Windows getting more expensive?  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/07
Again we go back to the true meaning of operating System  Ludovit | 02/27/07
OK, this is where I actually defend MS  Michael Kelly | 02/27/07
The bottom line is that Microsoft Windows has a right to exist,  nomorems | 02/27/07
You are joking ? - NT  raycote | 02/27/07
No - NT  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/07
Any luck finding work yet?  B.O.F.H. | 02/27/07
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 02/27/07
Wish I had though of that!  B.O.F.H. | 02/27/07
I respectfully disagree  cyberscan | 02/28/07
"will it automatically activate reinstalled Windows XP"?  Ole Man | 02/28/07
Cheaper than milk?  Ludovit | 02/27/07
OpenSuse and Support?  ghostwalkr | 02/27/07
False?  John Zern | 02/27/07
You forgot $24.95 for industrial poop shovel.  osreinstall | 02/27/07
Odd price for windows 98  voska | 02/27/07
Not so hidden cost of Windows  Chad_z | 02/27/07
Misleading....  Confused by religion | 02/27/07
The FUDDER cries FUD?  whisperycat | 02/27/07
Chad cried it first  Confused by religion | 02/27/07
That's right!  Linux User 147560 | 02/27/07
And that is just fine with me...  Confused by religion | 02/27/07
Right, it's not a religion  Boot_Agnostic | 02/28/07
NT Backup is nice  mrlinux | 02/27/07
Doesn't that hold true  John Zern | 02/27/07
Oh, like CDs or DVDs?  Confused by religion | 02/27/07
The why the price increase?  voska | 02/27/07
Paying extra for what?  spyro17@... | 03/01/07
NT backup ...  zoroaster | 02/28/07
What about Linux's hidden costs?  John Zern | 02/27/07
What hidden costs?  Linux User 147560 | 02/27/07
That's easy  John Zern | 02/27/07
Let's break it down...  Linux User 147560 | 02/27/07
I see. Once I questioned Linux  John Zern | 02/27/07
Ah, the posting board effect  Boot_Agnostic | 02/28/07
Can you elucidate that?  kmashraf | 02/28/07
Oops!  kmashraf | 02/28/07
It LOOKS like it costs more  galileon | 02/27/07
Thank you  frgough | 02/27/07
All hot air  doug@... | 02/27/07
"All hot air, smoke and mirrors"  Ole Man | 02/28/07
PHOOEY  Dr_Zinj | 02/27/07
Agreed  GoatTuber | 02/27/07
Console vs PC  voska | 02/27/07
SSDD  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/27/07
Not really  voska | 02/27/07
Outrageous doublespeak  whisperycat | 02/27/07
Over the past decade, Windows has integrated the ability to l...  nomorems | 02/27/07
How do you know What percentage they keep?  John Zern | 02/27/07
Because his reading comprehension  SpikeyMike | 02/28/07
Small Potatoes  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/27/07
Of course Windows is more expensive, this is just spin  voska | 02/27/07
True  rapson | 02/27/07
It's a good question  voska | 02/27/07
Two issues preventing that  Michael Kelly | 02/27/07
here's an idea  voska | 02/27/07
That concept does exist already  Michael Kelly | 02/27/07
what if...  blahity | 02/28/07
won't work -  zoroaster | 02/28/07
And what about  blahity | 02/27/07
Oh I'll pay it  voska | 02/27/07
Do you seriously think that people who wont pay for an OS  mrjonno | 02/28/07
I heard that!  Ole Man | 02/28/07
It doesn't cost ya, if you don't buy it!  SteveMak | 02/28/07
yes it does...  zoroaster | 02/28/07
Why it's a bad deal...  Resuna | 02/28/07
The COST of M$ WindBlows: REALITY  Old Timer 8080 | 02/28/07
Yes  Boot_Agnostic | 03/02/07

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