One Dad’s Take: Why Windows Could be Worse Than Teen Dating

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 8, 2010

“Though most of the machines at home are currently Linux driven,
there are a couple of Windows machines in the house that are used
by my children for Software they Cannot Live Without. My teenager
likes games, and my tweenager is quasi-addicted to iTunes.

“Being a tolerant Dad you have to know when to pick your
battles. This may be a shock to some Linux users out there, but
compared to boys, piercings, and parties, letting them run Windows
seemed to rank very low on the Dad scale of things that can
possibly go wrong. Did I mention boys?

“Now, it seems, I may have to revise this prioritization.”


Complete Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.