"Ubuntu takes on XP in the gadget arena"

[Randy Gloden]

We have over 1000 XP machines that directly fall in my realm (over 35000 
in the company) and the only BSODs we see are hardware related.  (We 
didn't go to SP2 and nothing enters the environment without going 
through rigorous testing) . 

That said, I don't use Linux because of its superior crash resistance.  
Everyone has their own story of why they like linux.  My own motives 
have to do more with the Quality of the Company than the quality of the 
software (with the exception of security).  Huge purchase prices, closed 
source, restrictive licensing, sour culture, boring OS, expensive 
support (despite the propaganda), are a few items on my list.

----------Randy
www.microbabble.com





Robert Stoffers wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>
>> Edward Craig wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On 2/15/06, Jonathan Jesse <jjesse at iserv.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why does everyone always insist that Windows crashes more?  I have 
>>>> yet to
>>>> receive a blue screen on my Windows XP Pro Service pack 2 box.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Because some of us haven't used Windows since that was the normal
>>> experience, and that wasn't so long ago,
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, things change,
>>
>>> nor is it an unusual experience, especially among new computer users 
>>> even today.
>>
>>
>>
>> I beg to differ.  I see no sign that _anybody_ is suffering BSODs on 
>> XP Pro. XP Home may not be quite so solid, but I don't think it's a 
>> problem there
>> either.  imo, calling XP "Windows" was a marketing error.
>
>
>
> If you haven't seen Windows XP (both the Home and Pro editions) BSOD, 
> then you haven't been using it enough. We use Windows XP, 2003 and 
> others at work in a controlled environment (apps must be approved etc) 
> and I've seen XP and 2003 crash plenty of times, even several times  
> today.
>
> Perhaps you need to stop listening to the Microsoft marketing crud so 
> much?
>
> -- Robert Stoffers
>