I don't care if Bill Gates is richer than the Aga Khan. I don't care if he has more money than any 5 countries picked at random.
I purely hate the software he puts out.
Worse, since everyone else (99%) is using this obscene software I have to use it for file compatability.
Is there any other supplier that produces good software with Microsuck file compatability?
Try a mainstream Linux distribution (RedHat, etc...) then run WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) to run Windows in a window :) If windows crashes close the window and restart it. A newer alternative that is comming out is Lindows, a unix distribution that runs almost all windows software. I read about it on slashdot.