They should do what Linux does. Give you a barebones system, and have an easy-to-use system to install the rest of the stuff that you might possibly want.
Linux is easy to use? Sorry, I'd rather have an OS that will install in 15 minutes with everything I pay for. If you guys would rather have a complicated OS who's main obstacle is merely finding drivers for your video card then that's you. I'd rather have my stuff work out of the box and be running in 20 minutes or less.
Linux installed in 30 minutes. Not the 15 you asked for, but 1/3 of Window's hour and a half.
Linux - 1. Windows - 0.
If you actually read anything, you'd know Vista will install in 15 minutes or less. With everything Windows offers..
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Linux worked with my video card at a nice, workable resolution straight out of the box. Windows did not.
Linux - 2. Windows - 0.
It didn't with mine, neither did it work with many others who post of help forums. Let us note the quality of the drivers is noticably lower in Linux versus Windows. Even ergot has told me he has problems getting simple 2D Acceleration to work on his card.
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Complicated? Tell me how having the Messenger service enabled by default and having countless popups spawn on top of your work complicates things? How about having services enabled that give out your private information (which Linux doesn't even ask for) to anyone who get's your IP?
Linux - 4. Windows - 0.
You're again basing your opinion off of XP, probably an XP withought SP2 at the most.
Let's stick to the OS at hand, or would you like me to start attacking Linux 0.99..
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20 minutes or less?
Linux - 4. DOS - 1. Windows - 0.
I'm sorry to crush your hopes and dreams, but it just had to be done.
Windows 4 Linux 0 DOS ?? (what the hell)
Sorry, get educated, look up your facts, learn about the Windows kernel, learn about how OSes work in general, learn about how Windows works in the slightest, educate yourself about Vista (Unless you've been on Mars for the past few years), and then come back and say something which makes the sense even in the slightest. Then and ONLY then can you act like you acomplished something else other than making yourself look like an idiot.