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My workstation OS: Windows XP Professional

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The platform I currently use daily is Windows XP Professional. Now, before you burn me at the stake for heresy, let me illustrate why it works so well for me, an avid user of open source software.

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$50 Billion Company Needs Your Support

Is the word Integrity in your vocabulary? what about freedom?

Imagine Steve Ballmer laughing all the way to the bank because another brick in the wall gives free testimonials for a $50 billion dollar company.

who cares if winXP works with a $40 winmodem. That makes you happy?

The company out right lies about their product and intimidates with legal threats people contemplating using Linux and you write an article about how proud you are to use their products?

Is the word Integrity in your vocabulary?

- greg s.
$40? He got ripped off. AUD$19 here.

How long do you give him to first forced reinstall?

Windows is Windows, after all...
It seems to take XP a while, but sooner or later, it realizes you're not using IE often enough. At that point you'll notice slowdowns, mysterious crashes, files not saved.

Probably in about 3 months.

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