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While no anti Microsoft zealot, I do find the core philosophy of Vista, that user is presumed guilty and must be controlled, distasteful. If you are unclear what I'm talking about, Computerworld's Windows guru Scott Finnie has a clear write up. In later installments, he gives up on Windows entirely for an Apple.
Apple's price tag is a little steep for people used to comparable PC costs, though Finnie feels the expense worth it. I feel it's time too see just how far I can go with a free alternative. I'm talking about Linux, of course. If anyone wanted to try Linux, I'd send them to Ubuntu, one for the friendliest and most popular flavors of the operating system. Also, the one I'm currently typing on.
Any modern OS will have the basics. After that, it's the number of toys others are making for it. Here, Windows is king and all others are impoverished gentry scrambling for whatever peasants ( programmers ) are left. In short, if you want the latest greatest games, Windows is required, everyone else might have it.
What would I miss without Windows? Games. Well, really, just World of Warcraft. The challenge, then, is to get WoW to work in Linux. Well, there is a Windows emulator for Linux called Wine. So, after a day of tinkering, WoW works!
More than that, it works well. I've played for three days without adversity. I'm quite in awe of the effort that allows this to work. I even got the sound to work, a notoriously sticky spot for Linux. It's entirely possible that the home PC will be completely free from the evil empire very soon.
Apple's price tag is a little steep for people used to comparable PC costs, though Finnie feels the expense worth it. I feel it's time too see just how far I can go with a free alternative. I'm talking about Linux, of course. If anyone wanted to try Linux, I'd send them to Ubuntu, one for the friendliest and most popular flavors of the operating system. Also, the one I'm currently typing on.
Any modern OS will have the basics. After that, it's the number of toys others are making for it. Here, Windows is king and all others are impoverished gentry scrambling for whatever peasants ( programmers ) are left. In short, if you want the latest greatest games, Windows is required, everyone else might have it.
What would I miss without Windows? Games. Well, really, just World of Warcraft. The challenge, then, is to get WoW to work in Linux. Well, there is a Windows emulator for Linux called Wine. So, after a day of tinkering, WoW works!
More than that, it works well. I've played for three days without adversity. I'm quite in awe of the effort that allows this to work. I even got the sound to work, a notoriously sticky spot for Linux. It's entirely possible that the home PC will be completely free from the evil empire very soon.