I used to work in the equivalent of RadioShack...and the amount of people came in with 'broken vista' machines was unbelievable.
Now, I'm not a Windows person by choice...I'm not trying to be different, I just am far more at home under Linux. Installing Gimp... apt-get install gimp. Done.
Windows - track down the website, download, double click..click some more...click click...install. BSOD.
I'm not going to pay for something that breaks consistently. I pirated Windows for longer than I can imagine, but eventually just decided to be legit.
I'm switching to Mac just for a change, to try something new. It's an x86-based machine, and portable, and made of metal. I'm travelling, so I need it to be rugged...
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