Windows Vista or A.N.Other?

[Freakish_05]

I've been in turmoil these past couple of days. With the upcoming release of Vista (and its appauling EULA and WGA!!!) I decided to dual boot Linux (kubuntu) on my laptop with a view to migrate fully before the release of Vista to consumers at the end of Janurary next year.

Of course, we all know that linux is far from a user friendly O/S and requires lots of work to get things working properly (webcams etc, don't even get me started on wireless ). While Linux is fine as a 'normal' desktop out of the box, I've found myself having to boot back into windows a fair few times to do little things. There are probably linux workarounds for it all but still, that adds to the work

This just got me to thinking, has Microsoft been so successful that despite Windows' shortcomings we are unable to waver from it? How many people will try to move away from Windows instead of upgrading to Vista?

Discuss.

 

[Freakish_05]

Other than ****ing off pirates, I can't really think of any shortcomings that Windows has for legit users.

Spyware, Adware, some 60,000+ viruses, bizarre crashes and BSOD's. Thats just for your average home user.

What I'm trying to get at is that Windows, despite its fantastic compatibility etc, is full of **** that no-one needs and is subject to attack and things that just make it not work (excuse the non-technical terminology, its Sunday ).

I'm just trying to see how many people will at least try and break free of the stranglehold that MS has on us and our wallets! Personally, I don't want to go Vista because of the new EULA (which states that we are paying £100+ to RENT MS's software!) and so that I don't have to worry about constant attacks.

 

[Freakish_05]

Why not move to Apple Mac then ?

Good point. Shame about the price tag