Well... I've only used the Windows operating system in the 11 years i've been using home computers.I started with Windows 3.1 went through Win95,Win98 and then directly to WinXP.I will say however when support is eventually dropped on XP I will most likely get into one of the Linux flavour of OS.I've noticed that in the last few years Microsoft has been cursed with a creeping paranoia over how it's systems are used,and with the complaints and disappointments people have had with MS Vista,the time seems right to to totally take the leap to a Unix system
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