Going to be building myself a PC sometime toward the end of the week and a friend of mine who has worked in IT for a looooong time has recommended that rather buying Windows I would be just as well off getting Linux as an operating system as it runs just as well.
Additionally he said that there is no need to go out and spend cash on the likes of Norton etc and I would be just as well getting my AV from AVG Free (formerly Grisoft)
What are other peoples experience with these pieces of software? I am not in the situation where I need to save money so don't mind paying for the brands if they are better but if I can get good software free I would not turn my nose up at it.
Thanks
Additionally he said that there is no need to go out and spend cash on the likes of Norton etc and I would be just as well getting my AV from AVG Free (formerly Grisoft)
What are other peoples experience with these pieces of software? I am not in the situation where I need to save money so don't mind paying for the brands if they are better but if I can get good software free I would not turn my nose up at it.
Thanks