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.
Good read. My Dell e1705 came with an unbelievable amount of garbage installed, it took at least 5 minutes to boot. Once I reinstalled xp it booted in 30-40 seconds. It is worth mentioning that one usually has to ask for the xp reinstall CD when they buy their computer. Some companies even charge you for it.
Did any of you install Ubuntu Dapper from the live cd to dual boot Ubuntu and xp? I really like this distribution and would like install it as a dual boot system.