The Coup De Grace of my life with Windows
Old Hat to Linux and windows. (I won't use terms like winbloze/blows, windoze, micro$oft, microsoviet or any other variants in this post. Perhaps in the future.)Even though there are now many variants of *nix available on the market, I was never really able to fully commit to a version of Linux I liked. That is until Ubuntu came along. There have been many advances in the last few years that have really improved my liking for Ubuntu and Linux in General.
The main concern, was an alternative to microsoft's collection of office tools. OOo has really shone through as an open source project. Even though it is available in a windows environment, using it in the native Linux environment has many benifits. First and foremost, security. This has always been a huge concern, going all the way back to the days of 1996 when I was using Windows 95.
Secondly, I was able to install Ubuntu from a live CD. Also, updates and new software packages are easily accessible through Synaptic. In windows, plan at least a few hours on a fresh install for driver install, and software restore. In Ubuntu I was able to get up and running in 1 1/2 hours. that includes base OS, drivers, and software that I need for my business, T73 Software and Design.
Lastly, and this may sound wierd and out there, but here it goes. The last main reason I had for committing my business completely was based on a dream. In the dream Bill Gates had conceived of a way to incorporate Vista and Linux together by using virtualization of the Linux Kernel. Several days later, there was an article I read on http://technology.webnewsblog.org/ that told about something very simular. Well I have not been a huge fan of windows for quite some time, and with them trying to throw their hat into the Open Source arena via Virtualization makes me sick. How can they justify that their software is more stable than Linux to even attempt to Piggyback a Linux Kernel?
Yes. this is the end of windows for me. I will simply suffer myself not running most games available to a windows market, which in recent years, has been 75% of the reason to stay with windows. Can my company survive without windows? Simply put, yes. However a very nice package from Codeweavers allows me to run windows native apps on my Linux box in a native environment. Also I have been able to run certain games like WOW in the Crossover environment. with some success.
I can't make any more excuses. From the numerous virii infestations and hack attempts to lack luster support for updates, Microsoft has forced my hand to become strong, live bold, and break free of the stained, broken, and dangerous OS it calls Windows.
