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LukeHashJ:
Alright i've been running XP for two months and Mandrake Linux for about a month now. Xp hasn't crashed once or expierenced any problems with any programs. I doubt XP even has a BSOD. Most of my hardware was auto-detected at setup and the entire installation took less than an hour. It was very user-friendly and required almost no information at all. It practically installed itself. I then installed mandrake on a different partition and it turns out that there aren't any drivers for my intel modem. Altogether windows XP has treated me kindly and hasn't encountered any problems yet. Another plus is the windowsupdate feature - you can get updates on your drivers and on the system very easily... very useful. So XP is stable, compatible, and easy to get upgrades for. Despite its creator - it is definately worth the money i spent on it (99$) and i would reccomend it.

psyjax:
It's loaded with spyware, keeps track of it's users. Has one of the worlds most tyranical corprations behind it, and is bloated beyond belife. That's why people don't like it.

If you don't mind the fact that you are exposing yourself tp becoming a Microserf as your own OS begins to spy on you and force you into a perpetual upgrade cycle of not only the OS but the software it forces you to use, then have fun!

Personaly if I had to use a wondoze I would use an earlyer version without all the liberal EULA BS. Windoze 2k comes to mind.

But then again, despite even these short comings, wondoze just generaly sux usage and experience-wise.

I love OS X! wooo...

[ March 20, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax ]

LukeHashJ:
Spyware. Hah. I've never used my real name/address/shit on xp. I dont use IE,and I don't use anything made by microsoft other than the OS, so how could this harm me in anyway?   It is bloated beyond "belife" because it is an easy to use OS that still has advanced features.

 
quote: If you don't mind the fact that you are exposing yourself tp becoming a Microserf as your own OS begins to spy on you and force you into a perpetual upgrade cycle of not only the OS but the software it forces you to use, then have fun!
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As if other OS's don't need updates? If they don't then they aren't advancing very far or are already so "perfected" they obviously don't need updates. I don't use the MS software, and don't have to update it. Furthermore all that "useless shit" that is installed is an option to install or not. You don't need to install it.

I've used windows for 6 years now; and yes the earlier versions were pretty bugged out (win95) but XP has no compatibility issues, and can do everything that any other OS can do (unless you can give me an example, i'll stand by that)

dbl221:
The reason your modem wasn't detected is that your are using a Winmodem...buy a real modem...any kind and Linux will detect it just fine....a real modem is also faster than a Winmodem.  Winmodems move certain hardware functionality into software to make things easier for people who don't understand computing to use a modem.  This is the exact opposite direction from the trend of the rest of the electronics industry.  Anything that can be done in software can be done at the hardware level FASTER....thats just the way it is....get a real modem.

LukeHashJ:
I understand what a winmodem is, and i know it is a winmodem and i know that it sucks... but the point is it doesnt work in linux.

[ March 20, 2002: Message edited by: LukeHashJ ]

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