lol, why ???
if you didnt know anything about computers, or only wanted a computer to surf the internet + email friends, then yeah get windows,
but seems to me you guys all know what you are talking about, so why use windows at all ?
use linux or unix !!
i use redhat linux, never once has it crahsed, never once has it needed to be re-installed, never once has the ststem tried to re-boot just cos i changed the colour depth, never once has it got a virus, never once has is BSOD'ed
(AND, a redhat 9.0 install generally takes 15-20 minutes. thats a COMPLETE system install, all software, all drivers, all everything,
where it takes several hours under windows)
ohh yeah,,,, and how much extra do you have to pay for this superior OS ???
well, linux is FREE, so is all its software !!!
plus, under windows my 56 k modem runs at about 26k, underlinux, it runs at,,, well whadya know... 56 kbits !