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"Whatever you call it, the point is that you can have a modern operating system on top of outdated hardware and still have a machine that will do exactly what you want, and not be prey to all the viruses and worms that are sure to crop up on an OS which is never patched again."

It has already been stated plenty already that you can run Windows XP on older sub 600mhz systems but one thing I didn't hear mention'd was the whole virus/worm issue.

I am a huge Linux supporter but the one thing I can not stand is to constantly hear fan boys running around yelling that you should use Linux because it's more safe from viruses and worms. This statement is just untrue. Sure there are a lot of security issues with Windows but what do you expect from an operating system that runs on 70% or more of the worlds desktop computers?

There are tons of holes in plenty of Linux flavors out there the only reason why you don't hear about them all the time is because Linux doesn't run on 70% or more of the worlds desktop computers. If it did you would hear just as much of an uproar if not more. There is no perfect operating system. If you are gonna shout to the crowd about why they should switch to Linux OS's instead of Windows at least give them valid points.

Also until there is one unified Linux OS out there it will just be to confusing for your average business or desktop user to switch. There are just to many choices, to many cooks in the kitchen if you will, which is another reason why Microsoft will remain dominant in the OS feild for the coming years