Well NTrox, I am not trying to convince anyone to go with linux
Just giving an explanation to a previous post as to why upgrading constantly isn't exactly cheap for some people.
Yes, I think their OS is sad. Most people think its fine, if not good.
I think many of their apps are actually good, but thats a whole different ball of wax.
Why sad?
Because of the fact that although it is easy when everything goes flawlessly, when something bad does crop up, it is often impossible to fix without reinstalling the os.
Because I dont appreciate having to reboot every time some config file is changed (better with XP, but still not there).
Because their liscense is evil, and getting more so every version. Pretty soon they will be asking everyone to give them their first born child.
Like I said, I know linux is not there yet (especially for people that expect things to be the same as they are in windows), but some distros are getting pretty close.
If you want 1 text editor, then _use_ only 1 text editor. I prefer to have the right tools for the right jobs and a wealth of choices in what I use. I prefer to have the option to change things that bother me. I prefer to give the cash I would have spent on apps to the people that develop them instead of x tiers of management and y middlemen.
Anywise, I do feel that windows is a sad os that is only still around because most people want to be spoon fed and most people have to use it at work so that is what they know (talking about the US here as that is the only country that I am very familiar with). Oh, and it comes with almost any computer that joe average is likely to purchase...
And...this shouldn't need to be stated, but obviously these are my opinions. Preference can not be truth, only preference.
-Religion