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Why I've Replaced Vista with Linux
Nov 20, 2007, 20 :30 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (11248 reads)

(Other stories by Jon Collins)

"This decision was a long time coming but I think it is the right thing to do right now: I have reformatted the hard drive on my laptop and replaced Vista with the latest version of Ubuntu Linux as the main operating system. I did this for a number of reasons: it's probably worth going through them one by one.

"'Desktop Linux is ready for the mainstream' we are told--but is it? And how to know without trying it for real? I had Linux running in a virtual machine on Vista, and it looked fine, but I tended only to play with it and not really put it through its paces. To give it a proper once-over there really is no substitute for putting it in as the 'main' operating system. I should say up-front that this shouldn't be construed as a comment on Vista, which I am actually getting to like. The same caveat should be applied for other applications, proprietary or open source (for the record, however: I'm not in any hurry to move over to OpenOffice just yet!)..."

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A friend wanted me to downgrade their ne ...   I Agree--here's my experience   
hike
Nov 20, 2007, 22:04:19
 
Make sure to read this as it sounds like ...   Microsoft trolls making article comments   
George George
Nov 20, 2007, 22:13:37
 
I agree that Ubuntu is a really good OS. ...   Ubuntu is awesome. Period.   
CalcProgrammer1
Nov 20, 2007, 23:46:53
 
They also might need a Virus Scanner and ...   Re: Ubuntu is awesome. Period.   
Fred Williams
Nov 21, 2007, 14:07:07
 
And, how about those MS TROLLS who CLAIM ...   Re: Microsoft trolls making article comments   
GreyGeek
Nov 21, 2007, 18:39:39
 
as Linux users - always a good giggle. T ...   Trolls masquerading   
fr0thy
Nov 22, 2007, 00:28:52
 
TCO, TCO, TCO.Sigh.Always TCO.And yes, f ...   Asking the RIGHT TCO question   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Nov 23, 2007, 02:53:52
 
It's so easy to find out for yoursel ...   Why do people have to be told?   
david
Nov 23, 2007, 22:55:39
 
>It costs nothing to try. Not exactly.   ...   Re: Why do people have to be told?   
Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac)
Nov 25, 2007, 17:33:48
 
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