First of all, although I am by no means a fanboy of any particular OS, the reviewer’s bad opinion of Vista seems to be commonplace throughout tech circles. I’ve yet to meet a serious technician that touts Vista as his / her OS of choice for numerous reasons. My take on Vista is that it is too debilitating to the user who is logged in, and not secure enough for other users of the same computer. The same, however, can be said for XP,and it has been the mainstay of Microsoft for many years now. If Vista were so good, why would so many businesses, by and large, be insisting on XP downgrades?

Mac OS X is a great operating system. The hacking contest run recently was won by an individual who knew about eh exploit prior to the contest, and was prepared for it. It is, for the most part, secure, and stable… at least on newer machines. Older machines tend to have kernel issues with the newer OS. My only real issue with Mac is the lack of Software support.

Ubuntu is my OS of choice. I have used it since 7.04, and have been very happt with it, and it’s derivatives, such as Edubuntu, which I have used to set up networks for students. It is secure, and is honestly ready for mainstream. Of course, it has the same issue as Mac…. not enough software support.

Windows wins hands down with the availability of software. Mac is much better for stability, since their OS is built for their computers, only. Linux is better for safety. It’s apples, oranges and coconuts between the three, and to each their own.