I was a Unix user long before Windows came on the scene. (It was a variant called Xenix, running on an Altos mini-computer in the mid to late 1980s.) I'm pretty much indifferent to the OS that I use as long as I can get the computer to do what I need. The prime consideration is what software runs on the OS, and much of the software I use regularly is not Linux compatible. Infothek scanning software; MP3 Tag Studio; Excel; IMSI Turbo FloorPlan; Nero; emplode; Rio Music Manager; Rosetta Stone; Total Recorder; Tunebite; ZDoom; these are just a few of the programs I would have to do without or purchase Linux-capable replacements and go through the learning curve of changed operation.

Yes, Windows can be frustrating at times, but (as in this case) there are almost always workarounds that make it less painful than the changeover to Linux. I'm not suggesting that Windows is better than Linux, only that the process of changing to Linux would be difficult.

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