OK...

So, GUEST, I take it you don't like Microsoft and you're a wee bit partial to Linux...

Once again - I DO appreciate that it's more stable and has less loopholes than MS. HOWEVER, that still doesn't get around the problem that for what I like to do on a computer, there is little to no support for the OS. I ran Mac for a while, and eventually gave up for the same reasons.

For some people, Linux answers all their needs, and they can rightly be said to be perfectly happy with their (to them) superior OS. For others, MacOS is the same. I am left by default as a Windows user, as a) it's easy, b) it's what is on almost every computer that you get and I'm not skilled enough to strip to bare earth and rebuild (even if I had reason), and c) None of the games and few of the apps that I use have Linux support, and why would I want to drop another $1200 for a Linux version of Adobe Photoshop when I just got the one I have for Windows?

It's not a holy crusade against Gates... It's merely the unfortunate (and that's mildly debatable) side effect of having an industry standard that doesn't believe that quality is the main purpose...

You can have your Penguin. I want my RollerCoaster Tycoon, Dreamweaver, Adobe, and the like.

M