As an alternative for Windows users, Linux is IMO only suitable for undemanding users or those with a lot of time and patience. I tried several Linux distributions over the past year, and they're great for browsing the web out of the box and such, but they might fail to run or install because of hardware they don't like, stop booting because you installed a driver, install incorrectly if you try anything advanced in the installer, might not notify you of problems if you run something through the UI instead of the command line, ... Nothing is obvious. Installing a high performance 3D driver for my Radeon 5850 is something I never managed. I'm sure I could have with some patience and help from others, but I just don't have that patience. And that's just for native Linux. If you want to run any Windows software on Linux, then you can expect to fight even more compatibility problems.Guest said:
Why would you pay for an operating system? Linux is free, and before you start hating on it, you can now use microsoft word on it as well as photoshop on some distros.
Wow... Exactly where I stand, word for wordst1ckm4n said:
OS - because I don't want to be cheating on the backbone of the computer. It's like making your own fuel for an expensive car.
Games - at a reasonable prices, AKA 50-90% sales.
Office - only because there was a student discount. Like OS, this is high-priority and I just don't want the hassles.
For the rest, there's a billion free alternatives.