I hate windows, unstable, countless of security holes, etc. But it does have it\'s pros. As stated here, most of the stuff on the market are compatible with it.
Macs, macs are annoying, and useless, atleast for the home user. Sure, it\'s stable, and it\'s the best thing for artists and people that got too much money and think that if it costs more, it must be better... But what can I do with it? Nothing. I\'m a gamer, not an artist.
As for linux... I\'m more or less semi-pro-linux. But it does have compatibility problems. I tried Debian once, but I had this one problem: I got a crappy PPP ADSL modem (ALE 130, driver geeks might know it), and apperantly it\'s not compatible with anything but windows. I\'ve searched everywhere on the net for drivers that were programmed by people for something that can save me, but nothing. I\'ve seen it\'s name on many sites, all stating that there are no drivers for it, and no one had made one yet.
What could I do with linux without a modem? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Maybe when I\'ll have the new computer I\'m waiting for, and get a router, I\'ll check Debian again. But even then, I won\'t be able to do much with it, unless I use stuff like Wine.
But then, why not simply use windows?
I read a bit about Longhorn. The new folder system sounds like a real pain. And the thing that scans your computer for \'malicious files\' and deletes them without a notice? They can make it delete anything they want to, like Open Office, and the other things that compete against their products. I can\'t belive anyone is willing to put such a thing on his computer! Come on!