Macs, Windows 7, and Linux

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"If you've got the money, and you can live with Apple's proprietary lock-down approach, go ahead and get a Mac. But, if you can't afford one, and you want some freedom in your software choices, look elsewhere.

"Microsoft, in its recent TV ads, wants you to look at them for the low-cost alternative. Please. Can anyone who's ever put up with misery that is Vista feel anything but sorry for someone who'd buy a Windows laptop today?"

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