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:PC Magazine: Why Not to Buy Vista--4 "Reasons" to Dump Linux
PC Magazine: Why Not to Buy Vista--4 "Reasons" to Dump Linux
Jan 2, 2007, 22 :45 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (10125 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

"Okay, so I love Linux, but maybe when you think about switching from XP, you should consider Vista. Here are my top four reasons you should move to Vista instead of Linux.

"Reason number one: Linux is boring. When I run Linux, I don't have the excitement of wondering whether an e-mail, IM, or Web page is going to give my system the latest worm or virus. Where's the fun in that? I know Microsoft promises Vista represents significant and noticeable changes to the operating system, locking it down in the interest of security... Oh, wait, I'm quoting from a 2003 story about XP SP2. Silly me..."

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Funny and good post. However, the author ...   Funny, but   
Edua
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