bash Windows 8

[persia]

My favourite Linux (Pear) got bought out and shut down, it was brilliant.  At work I run Ubuntu servers, they're pretty bullet proof.  I prefer Google Docs to Free/Libre Office.  I've got a couple really good help desk people working for me and a Mac Pro on my desk (home and office), an iPhone, a couple iPads and a Linux tablet, so I see little reason to mess with Windows.

[persia]

Why reboot rather than a VM?  I find that even Core i5's are sufficiently fast to handle a VM for modern games and other video intensive apps.

I run linux for most things but I still dual boot windows on a couple of machines.

Mostly, I use windows for games and just a few apps (like video editing) that are still lacking in linux.

Many linux enthusiasts realize that games, video apps and a few things are lacking on linux. Looks like those things are starting to be addressed lately and I'm hopeful for the day I will no longer have to reboot.

Still, probably will have to to run some windows games.

Wintendo in full effect for the near future...

[persia]

They probably do need to separate the Modern desktop and the Classic desktop.  I personally don't like the flop up windows ball formerly known as start, but I guess it's a matter of taste.  If it's a non-server Linux box (I never put a gui on a server) I flip the task bar to the top and install a dock.  I did that with Windows too (object dock is cool).