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Dell is Microsoft's **** (in a very literal sense.)
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windows: more games and such, wide spread
Mac: Malware is uncommon, the best of games are compatable only, (except Nanosaur, which comes with it)
Linux: never tried it.
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I was gona get Linix.. but tehres two probelems..
Ive herd ITs 100% diffrent then windows in opening programs and stuff.. and I dont like that..

And the fact bout slice haven it.
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Post by OrangeSlice »

Walmart sells PC's preloaded with Linux? Whoa.

It's probably easier to install Linux yourself, rather than try and get someone to sell you a machine with it already loaded. If you're lucky, you can convince the retailer to omit the Microsoft tax, too. Most OEMs (manufacturers, i.e. Compaq, HP) have special contracts with Microsoft that say they can't sell a machine with any operating system except Windows pre-installed. This is Illegal, but the courts don't really care, because Microsoft has a lot of money.
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There are distributions tailored to the new user, the most prominent of which are Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS.
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There's a few things that can handle WMA. I wouldn't count on it though.

WMV9 is mostly supported by the more mature multimedia packages (ffmpeg, videolan.) Encrypted/DRM'd windows media audio/video is not, however.
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I haven't ordered an Ubuntu CD since their 4.10 launch, but I never got charged for anything, and all 5 of them came.
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Linux will also be available on the new Intel Macs.
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Dial-up acceleration is nothing but a marketing gimmick. All they do is pre-load webpages by automatically following links from the site you're on. The result being constant bandwidth use on your connection, which can potentially slow down downloads or other things you may be doing. There are also free utilities that do the very same thing, so I don't understand why anyone would pay for such a service.
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I'm used to windows, but after a few days of indepth (manual) virus blasting, i'm really getting sick of it. Linux always intrigued me, but i've never even seen it in operation.
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The only one that comes to mind right now is Google's. It's optimized more for broadband, but should work on dial-up connections as well. Of course, it's only for Windows, like most of Google's software. You'd think a company that built their entire operation on Linux would at least develop for it, heh.
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I'm currently using Windows but beginning to wonder if I should change it. Because I keep getting the stupid Trojan Adclicker Virus.
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Post by OrangeSlice »

Who says there aren't native drivers?
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Post by OrangeSlice »

Wine, Cedega, Crossover Office are all linux-native applications. There are other "emulators" available, but they require you to install Windows and run it under Linux.
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Windows is the best, it has the best games! 8)
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You haven't been following the conversation in this thread, have you?
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Post by OrangeSlice »

Actually, IBM is a big supporter of Linux and Open Source. They are also currently defending Linux against the SCO Group in a United States Court of Law. (Yes that article is from 2003, it's when the suit was initially filed. The two are still battling each other in court, and IBM seems to be winning.)
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Post by OrangeSlice »

well, actually, Microsoft got IBM to install MS-DOS in their machines. Microsoft's first Windows customer was a manufacturer from Japan called NEC.
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Well, right now Linux x64 (64 bit) is the best OS by my opinion, but when Vista comes out, I might change my mind...
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Post by Aera »

I would prefer Windows OS, althought Apple is making it possible to have Windows on a Mac, I would still be uncomfortable with the keyboard and mouse. Too foreign.
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