I really like windows 7. Don’t know about 8. Linux has advantages. I ran ubuntu about three years ago for a while.
And I also used to own a Beta VCR that was better than any of my friends’ VHS machines.
My computer is now a commodity, like my car. I don’t have to be a mechanic to drive my car, and I don’t have to worry about highmem or anything else regarding my computer - thanks to windows. Once I understand it as I understand the controls for my car, I simply use it.
Also, it’s easy to get someone to work on your volkswagen than your Elf Formula 1 car.
Linux is not yet that user friendly for those of us that see our computer as a commodity/tool.
Ubuntu is very user friendly if you just need to go online and use OpenOffice and that kind of thing.
“Linux is not yet that user friendly for those of us that see our computer as a commodity/tool.”
Personally, I think Ubuntu 12 is more friendly than Windows 8, but I agree, some breeds of linux require quite a bit of technical knowledge to install and maintain.
I have moved ninet people from Windows to Ubuntu within the past 6 months.
They came to me with heavily infected and/or non-operational windows machines.
In short order most were able to get comfortable with Ubuntu and fall in love with it.
Not one has called back with a problem. A few were true computer neophytes -- deathly afraid of leaving windows.