On 12-12-02 09:47 AM, Peter wrote:
well, two things:
I like relatively good hardware, and often the choice, and quality of
hardware from purveyors of Linux systems is... well... variable. If
it is high quality, it is often much more expensive than similar
systems that pay the windows tax, likely for volume reasons. For
example, I would like an ultrabook with a 1080p or FullHD display. I
can get an Asus from Newegg with an SSD for about 1K$.
Second issue is, There is always something, somewhere, where you might
have to run windows... One current pain in the a$$ is NetFlix. or
say you want to sign a bootloader :-)... or two days ago, the school
assigned a project for my kid that uses Shockwave... For those times,
I am stuck. I need windows for these miserable edge cases until Linux
acquires the mysterious critical mass. At that point, believe me, I
will be quite glad to drop windows entirely. So I really need a
dual-boot PC for just a few edge cases that cause me to boot windows
twice a year, or so...
On the other hand, if windows 8 is such a pain, maybe I should just
use a Mac as a starting point... A little bit of a premium for the
hardware, but at least the support will be good, and dual booting
perhaps less of a pain?
Just use virtualization or wine. You never need to boot into windows.
Jeremy
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