Linked by Kristofer Jarl on Fri 23rd Jul 2004 05:38 UTC
The smell of newly purchased stuff... So, there I was, Hauppauge WinTV board in hand, Mandrake 10 installed and ready to rock! Little did I expect that it would come to this. But first things first. 
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Well, here's my opinion.
As far as hardware support goes. Yes, most HW vendors still only give drivers for Windows, but look how far Linux has come without those vendors releasing drivers for Linux.
Ease of instalation. IMHO Windows still have a pretty easy instalation procedure compared to Linux in general. The only problems I have with Windows instalation is the fact that all your drivers have to be installed after Windows has been installed (not so with Linux). And that WinXP really shuts you in, no real choices available.
To Blixel. You say you don't like the gazillion programs that Linux installs. Then you most probably did a full instalation. As a novice you would do that, just to see which programs you like. After that you can chop and change your install as much as you like.
In closing.
The real difference between Linux and Windows, for me, is not the ease of use, or the stability. It's the choice. Microsoft offers linear choice, whereas Linux gives you dimensional choice. Think about it.
PS. I'm not a Linux zealeot. I still use mainly Windows.