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Originally Posted by Raine Dragon

Windows XP

I went to a licensed reseller breakfast with a rep from Microsoft when Vista was coming out and he couldn't keep it stable through the presentation. Needless to say, I wasn't ready to jump over to Vista that day! I'm not bashing Vista, mind you; just saying... I was scared off of it a bit! XD;

I've been kinda bidding my time since then; I know 7 is out, but I'm a little worried that it might not be as quick or dependable as good 'ol XP so I've been scared to update. XD;

By all means, bash Vista. :P Even Microsoft knows that Vista was a failure overall; XP's support lifetime was extended because Vista simply wasn't suitable for high-reliability use. 7 is much, much better.

As for me... I'm a UNIX guy. My primary computers are both Macs and before I got the Macs my old desktop and my old laptop both ran Linux. I use Windows as a measure of last resort and even then I have two full sets of UNIX tools installed there. (Cygwin and MSYS)

@Sushi: Windows 7 isn't impressive if you're looking at features alone. What makes it impressive is that it's actually fast and stable. It can be as fast as XP if you set it up right and it's more stable than either XP or Vista. I avoid using Windows but I seriously respect Windows 7.

@CyanideLollipop: Be glad it asks you if you're sure. Those prompts are the only thing standing between you and a lot of malware.