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Originally Posted by chav1
sure let me know when linux catches up to microsoft for versatility, stability and useability and i will be right over 
yes i did post this to wind you up lol  |
I know you would but shall we consider the facts then matey
Versatile - Linux runs on probably more platforms than ANY other OS. from embedded devices(mobiles, microwaves,satellites etc) through PDA's, PCs, servers(multiprocessor non x86),right up to mainframes. I even have a version that runs on my iPod. You can run anything from games, multimedia, video editing(Toy Story 2 was rendered on Linux), to nuclear explosion simulation. 6 of the top 10 supercomputers in the world run Linux.
Stability - heh in a week where just opening an image on your windows box gives full control of it to hackers thats a bit rich. Microsoft don't even have a fix yet. Lets face it. Windows is not used in mission critical situations for a reason. There isn't a bank in this country that would trust their back end processing to Windows. The US Navy tried to use it on a Destroyer once. Windows Blue screen'd leaving it dead in the water for 30 minutes whilst the computers were rebooted. I have an old PC acting as a server at home. It ran for just over 3 years without a reboot and only went down then because the builders killed the wrong ring main. There are other instances of Linux boxes running for much longer.
Useability - You obviously haven't seen Linux recently. Window Managers such as KDE are leading teh way as far as useability are concerned. most people use media software to listen to music. Hey, why run it seperately when you can embed it anywhere you like, your desktop, no probs, your task bar that will be fine, yet even with all this ability to customise your PC it never compromises the safety of the kernel.
So, get your coat and I'll see you over there ------->