operating systems can either make or break your system that is why it is wise to choose a vey stable one.”*:

For me, the best operating system is Linux because it rarely hangs.~.:

The number of Linux program available is actually quite high. Not entirely as many as Windows may have (if you actually bought them all, that is – it will cost a fortune though – Linux’ are mostly free), but way, way more than OSX has.

Gentoo Linux – the distribution I use – has around 14000 packages in portage, which may contain more than one program. Last time I heard a figure how many of these, it was about 2 programs on average.

And then there are additional trees – overlays – which are estimated to about double the number of packages. Now add to that all the interpreted programs that run on Java, Mono, Python, and those not yet packaged (for enthusiast users only, of course – but they’re there). And browser addons. And programs that run in other software – virtual machine images, applets to flash applications, game ROMs for old consoles under emulation.

Plenty of stuff, really. If anything, there is too much choice.

About Linux: “the number of programs (though growing) is quite limited.”

Hah hah hah! If 10 000 is “quite limited” then my name must be Josif Stalin.

[...] Pros and Cons of the Major Operating Systems Dean Walden is an avid internet user, watcher, promoter, website builder and researcher. The Ubuntu version of the Linux operating system is easy to use if you can use Windows. [...]

The number of programs available to Linux is not “limited” at all. There are thousands. And if you do find a Windows program that has no Linux equivalent, it may run in the Linux WINE environment. With the possible exception of gaming, there are often more choices in Linux to accomplish any typical computer task. Most programs are free and best of all, they don’t get infected by Windows malware.

A well-written article by someone who has only scratched the surface and thinks she can now educate others about what Linux and FreeBSD is.

Man, if you think those distributions represent Linux, you’re hiding in a closet!!! Give yourself a try at Mandriva 2010. I can all but guarantee you that you won’t open a single console or type a single command at a prompt – unless you have some bizarre hardware that is. Ubuntu is in the dark ages… Mandriva has the Mandriva Control Center that makes your experience as painless as it can possibly be and just a browse to http://www.easyuprmi.zarb.org will setup PLF resources for you. It can’t get any easier than this…

“I have yet to meet a Mac user that has a bad word to say about his or her machine…”

Here’s one:

http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/no-more-apple-kool-aid-thanks-im-done/

I don’t know where you got all your info, but you must have tried linux 10yrs ago, just check out one of the repos for ubuntu or fedora. I can’t find anything in windows I can’t replace with linux. It installs easier than windows, it connects to the internet out of the box and its free, not to mention free of viruses and other crap.