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NESnerd:
Now, I know there's plenty of reasons why I shouldn't run Windows or all the other crap they have out. The fact that they own a huge monopoly and are trying to rule the internet, along with the fact that, what they put out usually sucks. (I went to best buy today and saw XP. The interface looks dumb as hell, but I didn't touch it at all, I thought it might burn me...) Anyways, I'm trying to convince some of my friends why M$ is evil. So I was wondering if you guys could post some more on it, give me some more good reasons, if you have the time. Oh and, I once heard Bill Gates owns Apple. That's not true, is it?

Master of Reality:
windoze XP has some extreme security holes in it (i figure that they are there, so microshit can steal info).
vistit Gibson Research XP story
it is all about the raw socket security hole in WinXP.

Master of Reality:
there is another PnP buffer overflow security hole in XP which could let someone gain system level access.
try going tohttp://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm

badkarma:
Apart from the (obvious) security issues, linux (hell .... any non MS OS for that metter) is a *lot* more stable then winblows. Hell .... the only BSOD you'll ever see under linux is the one in the BSOD screensaver  :D

If you play 3d games check out my findings in the "repost question" thread in the linux forum.

And you can also convince your friends that hey'll sleep better at night knowing they're not helping the biggest monopoly on earth getting it's foot deeper in the soil that is known as software  :D

And bill doesn't own apple ..... he does seem to 0wn em tho  :(

NESnerd:
Also wondering, could someone point out the strongpoints of what OS's are good for what. Like, which is best to design graphics, play games, set up a server or stuff like that. I'd kind of like to know...

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