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Lots of people use Windows (one of those duh points). Like you I use Windows daily because the application I want to use are only available on the Windows platform.

A lot of people are sick of Microsoft. Not everybody of course. Many could care less about what OS they use as long as they can get their jobs done. Nothing wrong with that.

I'm one of those people who has become very tired of Microsoft's business practices. Like many others there's really not a lot I can do if I want to use the software I like, but use Windows (and complain about it). Yet for my troubles of buying Windows I get treated like a pirate (referring to the WGA). That is why I would like to use Linux. They've never treated me like a pirate.

In my case, at least part of my job is being a linux admin so that's what I meant by find a new career. I actually use XP as my desktop at work, but none of my job requires windows at all. In fact many times I'm better off running Linux (it's a lot nicer to use a native X client than an X emulator, for instance). There are a few apps that my company uses, most notably ones that use activex web frontends or are windows-only apps, that require me to use windows. In all honesty, I don't mind using windows at work since I barely notice it (except when I have to deal with bluescreens or corrupted pst files), but if I were asked my preference, I'd choose linux or OS X instead.

Clearly you have not reqad any of my posts before.
From them you would have seen I work in a computer consultancy company. We use ALL operating systems.

I was giving a PERSONAL OPIOINION.

Go back and read my post again, I said "I" would not use Windows.

My clients might, so what ? It is their choice. I just need to know Windows, not to use it.

BUT.... since you decided to make a personal attack, I will reciprocate..... Why is your company running Indesign on XP instead of OS X. If your work was so important, your bosses would want the safeguard of a system less prone to attack than XP.

Clearly you have not reqad any of my posts before.

No, I have not, I am sorry.

BUT.... since you decided to make a personal attack, I will reciprocate..... Why is your company running Indesign on XP instead of OS X. If your work was so important, your bosses would want the safeguard of a system less prone to attack than XP.

Xp was there before Indesign, and we were lucky enough to find out there is Windows version of the product: no hardware/software costs (PowerMacs...), no problems with environment change, no "how to do this simple OS task here, it was so easy in XP" problems etc.

"Important --- safeguard": Well, I'll use a faith argument from my previous post: all I belive is backups: you may get your Linux/XP/OS X/whatever machine burned down by a lighting, hacked, troianed and therefore formatted, reinstalled etc. You do not care as long as your pdf reaches print service when it is supposed to. And when it does, you are already in the middle of a new project. And so it goes...

If MS was the only software provider I'd leave computing and do something else.

Having to deal with MS crap all day would just be no fun and would eventually just get me depressed.