terrier, note that we are mainly talking about problems of a particular application, available for Windows and Linux. Read Foolestroupe's post of 17 Jan 11 - 07:32 AM. More at http://www.simon-listens.org/.

Now about OSs:
Many Windows apps, free or expensive, cause considerable problems as well. Until recently, Windows and MacOS were ahead of Linux in terms of ease-of-use (OS and basic applications). Nowadays, opinions vary even among unbiased experts. Many free and commercial applications are available for each OS. If they are expensive, you can expect them to work easily and smoothly, though not all of them answer these expectations. Gift horses may be feeble, contain bugs or even Greek warriors.