[ Thanks to BR for
this link. ]
“The state of the art in desktop operating systems has really
improved over the past 2 years. Plug and play now actually works on
Win98 SE and Windows 2000. USB is here even if it is limited to
only 12Mbit right now.”
“Most of them have improved themselves when it comes to
installing them (particularly Linux) and have improved in terms of
ease of use (again Linux). I would have to say that of all of
them, Windows 2000 is probably the best desktop OS overall. It has
the power, stability, and ease of use that most people would
need.”
“For casual users, I have to regretfully say that Windows 98SE
(and soon Windows 98 ME) is probably the best choice despite its
flakeyness. It’s amazing how many of ‘our bugs’ in a given product
(whether it be a game or utility) magically disappear when the user
upgrades from Windows 98 to Windows 2000.”
“Linux has come the furthest as a desktop OS but it was so far
behind that now it’s merely a distant third instead of being
completely unreasonable as a desktop OS as it was in 1998. With
some polish and desktop based standards I could imagine seeing it
on machines in a typical office or home.