AMD Cleaning Intel's Clocks 6730

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This goes counter to my experiences and most reports of Windows "stability," so site a source for this number, or a reason for your estimate of it, or I'll just buttume you are lying.

Well, let's see: With Windows I would get viruses and other malware and instability, with Linux, I get security and stability.

Window is just not worth the aggravation.

It is really funny. This is a common problem with Windows morons. They often frame any debate in aesthetics and-or speed. Yes, while aesthetics and performance are important criteria, any viable solution must also address reliability, security, up front and maintenance costs, licensing issues, long term vendor viability, and so much more.

Windows does have better graphical performance, but this is at a cost of stability, and for a workstation, i.e. where work is done, it isn't a good trade. Windows aesthetics is more or less market hype and really hard to quantify and anything other than myth.

This leaves application performance, where Linux will usually win, aesthetics which is a matter of taste and, depending on target audience, may not be a driving factor, reliability - Linux, security - Linux, maintenance - Linux, licensing issues - Linux, and long term vendor viability -- If you have the source, you don't have to rely on the vendor.

My wife's company is switching to Macintosh, in no small way due to Microsoft's "Microsecurity"

In my experience, mostly false. Microsoft Bob, Microsoft Dogs, Microsoft's security problems, microsoft reliability problems.