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Ditch Windows, Get Ubuntu: the Experiment!

Like many I’m also fed up with Microsoft software in general and Windows in particular. But like many I too am too lazy to make THE CHANGE to another BETTER OS.
Until now!

Why make the switch?

The last couple of years I’m preferring Open Source alternatives for almost every software. And it’s a true eye opener. And today I’ve made the bold move to do this with my OS also!
Yesterday my 6 year old Windows XP desktop (almost) stopped working: it’s so slow now, that it takes tens of minutes to start any application.
Thus a great opportunity to try out Ubuntu 9.04.

Also just recently my nephews Windows crashed (again)! And while he and I both have a registered and licensed legal Windows versions installed on the computer, the CD’s we’ve got are only recovery versions! And because he already had formatted his drive he could not use his legal CD anymore!
This made me realize how ridiculous this situation is…not Microsoft, but the computer manufacturers are here to blame…I know!
And he also made the switch…although he’s not that tech savy!

Will everything work? Out of the box?

And I’m very pleased I have made the switch. And I’m actually writing this post on my Ubuntu desktop now!
I was afraid I had to search, find and install drivers for my video card, sound card and the ethernet/network card…but it all worked out of the box!
And because Windows made me a coward I’ve also installed the Linux version of the superior viruskiller Avast. Although I’ve read I don’t realy need to…

What have I got now?

A good looking, great performing, FREE OS with some free software already installed like GIMP (alternative for PhotoShop) and Open Office (alternative for the Microsoft Office)!

What’s next?

Because I have still gigabytes of software to sort out and clean up on my VAIO laptop which I’m also working on my upcoming projects from I will not switch to Ubuntu on that…yet.
But I will soon.

And everyone should make the switch also…now!