@stefcep2,
I agree with you 100% - yours are some of the most intelligent posts I've read for a long time! :-)
I'm running XP Pro on my 3 machines, with dual-boot to Ubuntu (for when I'm feeling slightly masochistic!).
XP has been great - never had any problems with it in over 6 years. Plus it kept me employed and very well paid for quite a while! :-)
Ubuntu is interesting, but all of the layers (Kernel, X, Gnome) really make it no swifter than XP on the same hardware. Plus the apps that I need only exist on Windows...
And don't talk about WINE - the half-dozen or so apps I tried to get going caused me more stress and hair-loss that my 10 month old twins! :-)))
You're dead right when you say it's a pity that the OSS community ran with Linux, rather than a purpose-made desktop OS, along the lines of BeOS or AmigaOS, but that's history now!
Cheers,
Mike.
