This particular post about the merits and demerits of using a paid WindowsXP operating system when a free open source ubuntu
linux is available is worth reading. How things work out when you have little money in your pocket when you need to invest on a PC is lucidly brought out. Having used and adapted to the windowsxp environment for almost 5 years, one can blindly get to all the features at the click of a mouse. But is it worth spending so much to buy an
operating software like windowsxp when
ubuntu linux is available. When there are thousands of developers working to improve the ubuntu linux system, what is the future of windowsxp.
The only drawback so far in linux is that you don't get a pop-up to say there is so and so error while in windows all the errors are indexed in the help file. You can find many more such comparisions so just click on the link and enjoy the post.