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[Little Ray]

Truth is, for personal use, I like Windows. Even when I have Linux, I like to run it in windows (XWindows?) mode.

IF it is a server, however, I love unix or linux.

[Egon]

I've got four servers at home. Because of their various roles, two run Win2K3 and two run Ubuntu (server-flavor) Linux.

I've got several workstations running everything from Win98SE through WinME to WinXP.

Yesterday, my primary desktop went from XP to Ubuntu, and I'm loving it! My laptop still has XP on it, and I'll likely be tethered to Microsoft forever because of my clientele and my skillset.

The article is exactly right, though. It took me about 10 minutes to install Ubuntu over the top of XP with no custom configuring.

[Turbopilot]

I have also recently installed the latest release of Ubuntu Linux and have found that its ease of use is second to no other OS I’ve used as of yet.

Whoever wrote this clearly doesn't use wireless networking.

When you (as a first time computer user) get a new Windows computer, the first time you boot you get the following:

All this is true and pretty terrible, but it's the fault of the OEMs who make money from including all the trial versions of the various junk. A fresh install of XP from a Microsoft (not OEM vendor) CD includes none of that junk. And if Dell, HP, etc. ever started offering Linux on their home systems, it would have all the junk bundled with it too.

[Golden Eagle]

I recommend US products not foreign fakes. Since the MSM has fallen out of love with Linux I see you're resorting to blogs.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I still prefer OS/X, but Ubuntu Linux is very, very good. Highly recommended to anyone who has an older PC or notebook they want to get more life out of.

[Senator Bedfellow]

(which, incedentally tells you that you don’t actually OWN the the OS, you’re just borrowing it from MS)

Ummm, the GPL does not grant you "ownership" of Linux - it merely grants you a license to use and modify it.

[softwarecreator]

But how much “a little work” can we expect of an inexperienced new computer user.

Oh puhleaze!!!

Is this guy kidding me ?

Linux is far less user friendly to inexperienced people than windows.

I lost all interest in this article after I read that line because obviously this writer is a few kernels short of a full operating system.

[Mr. K]

The problem is right off the bat is marketing.

Who wants to get something called "Ubuntu" (I don't even know how to pronounce that)

"Hey Gramma- can I install Ubuntu on your machine so you can email to me?" "Mom, Dad...Can we get a computer with "Ubuntu"?

Some Linux and OpenSource geeks think we should get ALL software for free (very nicely socialist)- Who pays to develop it then?)

Can we rely on programmers (who must have full time jobs) to continue to provide free software to the world when they no longer have full-time programming jobs? (who will pay their salary to build free software)