 [Larger view] | Microsoft Window XP Home Edition Upgrade
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 Worst OS on the market; try Linux instead. | |
| Here's what you probably think: Microsoft Windows XP is the most popular OS on the market, so it must be the best, right? Wrong. Ford is more popular than Lexus; would you seriously consider Ford to be a better car?
There are two reasons why Windows XP is so popular: (a) it is relatively easy to use, and (b) it is compatible with almost all programs on the market. Nonetheless, Windows XP is extremely unreliable. It crashes very often, doesn't handle multiple applications well, and requires a lot of memory. It is also closed-source and very expensive. The solution: Linux, by far the best OS you can get. Linux (a)is free; (b)comes in multiple versions ("distributions"), so you can choose the one that is right for you; (c)is open-source; (d)comes complete with an office suite, media players, text editors, and many other applications that are not part of Windows XP; (e)is very reliable, able to handle multiple applications simultaneously, and takes very little memory; (f)Evolves very quickly and efficiently due to its open-source nature. Do not let Linux's relative complexity deter you. Once you get used to it, it is a piece of cake. To make the transition easier, you can easily install SUSE or Red Hat Linux on a computer running Windows. Linux will install itself alongside Windows so you can choose which one to use at boot time. Interestingly, Windows will not allow this dual-boot option: if you install it on a computer already running Linux, it will erase everything on your hard drive and will take over completely. | |
| MicroCrap | |
| I have used DOS, Win3.1, Win95, Win98 and now this piece of crap OS. Microsoft's only interest is making money, thats why they come out with a new release of an OS upon a new release of an OS. Each one just as buggy, insecure and unstable as the previous version.
Anything coming from Microsoft just plain sucks. I have now switched from InterCrap explorer to Mozilla and from Out-Crash-express to Thunderbird, soon I will completely switch to Linux, a FAR better and FUNCTIONAL OS for a far better price, namely free. My next laptop will be a Mac. Dont waste your money, Microsoft designed software is garbage by definition. And for the person saying he can understand we are not all geeks : I shouldnt HAVE to be a frigging geek to use an OS | |
 Very Stable | |
| As previous reviewers have mentioned, you should make sure your hardware and software is XP compatible before you buy. Assuming everything is compatible Windows XP upgrade is a breeze to install, once installed it is very funtional and stable. The main irritation about previous Windows operating systems was the instability. My Windows XP installation has not crashed a single time since I installed 768 MB of Ram. For a stable system it is very important that you have enough Ram. When I only had 256 MB of ram installed the system was not much more stable than Windows 98 SE. I am very pleased with Windows XP, you will be too, if you have enough Ram, and XP Compatible software and hardware. |
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