Quote Originally Posted by AdamGB View Post
If another OS overtakes windows then eventually it will be just as scrutinized as windows is.

People tend to forget the the reason Windows gets exploited so much is because it's such a big target for the little pseudo-anarchist hackers sitting in their parent's basement... the majority of them love linux (anything that isn't 'the man' basically) so of course they aren't going to put as much effort into tearing the other OS' apart.
Agree with you very much. I'm not defending windows, but i will agree that it is an easy target, and the way many see it, it's the only target.

BUT one thing is that for people who don't want to use linux, or ubuntu, or a get a Mac, then they essentially HAVE to use windows. Microsoft knows this, and that is where a problem lies. They load so much stuff onto your computer JUST with the install of windows. I'm not talking about IE and all of that junk, it's that plus a lot of other background items. ESPECIALLY with Vista, the OS takes a ton of memory to run, clogging up resources. This effects your computer especially if you don't have a ton of memory. I have slightly over 1 gb of memory and Vista eats a lot of it up. My computer doesn't run slow, but if i was running a different OS, the difference would be significant. Even if I used XP, I'm sure I would notice a difference.

Don't take this the wrong way.. I'm not really "complaining" because I would be stupid to complain and continue to use the product. I'm just simply stating that there are issues that have to do with the fact that Microsoft knows it can get away with these sorts of things. If they had a competitor you will start seeing things in the next few years that will make you ask, "why didn't Vista/XP run like this?".. the answer will be, that it didn't have to!