Out of all OSs, I love my Windows the most

There isn’t anything special about this post except the Title. After all, I’ve been using Windows since the last six years or so and I feel happy, content and satisfied.

Microsoft delivered me a product which enabled me to surf the net, chat with my friends, do some programming for the purpose of my university exams, design my dad’s website, play Need 4 Speed, and write blog posts.

Its my daily routine. I’ve also had my share of Viruses, Worms & Trojans. Not to mention the Blue Screen of Deaths which became so frequent in Win98 days that hitting Restart button almost came as a reflex.

Ctr+Alt+Del became part of my subconscious mind and I found myself cleaning up errant registry entries and deleting orphaned files left behind by applications.

Presently, I’m very relaxed because such issues don’t happen anymore. Not due to Microsoft but because I’m better prepared.

One fourth of my applications are registry/file cleaners/diagnostic utilities which also help me to defragment my Drive and a Firewall thrown in along with an Antispyware and Antivirus software.

It’s a bit heavy on resources but who cares when you got an Intel Core 2 Duo – T8300 with 4GB DDR2 RAM running at 667Mhz?

Did I mention I’m able to do other stuff also like Web Designing, Chat, Email, Surf, Programming and all?

Now, I have come across so many people procrastinating why Linux is so many times better than Windows, why things just “Work” on a MAC!

Isn’t it wonderful to have an OS which is Virus/Trojan immune as in the case with Linux and MAC?

It sure is but I don’t wish to miss on the application and developer support available for Windows users. MAC may be 100 times better looking than Vista but hey! I’m happy the way my Vista looks and it helps me get my work done.

I’ve had numerous issues with Windows and banged my head so many times to find the solution to the problem. In the end, I have actually found one! I know my way through Windows after 6 years of struggle (Ok, its funny), I know how to Format, repartition, Uninstall and even Repair corrupt third-party software on Windows. At the end of the day, I still manage to get my work done.

MAC / Linux fanboys may give you thousand reasons to ditch Windows but I’ve never bought any. I’m happy with my Windows although I don’t really like Microsoft, I like its product a bit too much to let go.

Here are some of the reasons which resonate my feelings loud and clear:

• PCs seem more relaxed and down to earth than Macs. The antiseptic purity of Apple’s image is off-putting compared to the humble clutter of totally mismatched components from 5 different companies. I focus on the screen, not hardware design.
• I use a PC to get things done, not marvel at the operating system. XP is bloated, but hardware caught up enough by 2003-4 to make it get out the way.
• Competition and choice in the PC hardware market results in constantly dropping prices and waves of creative destruction in the manufacturing world. This is better for consumers than the monopoly Apple would have us support.
• Continuous novelty is getting old. Computers 25 years from now will still use letters, pictures, sounds, and videos. Once mass market computers could handle video editing with ease, more horsepower and interface innovation wasn’t desperately needed. XP confidently deals with all kinds of information people like to work and play with.
• There’s no compelling reason for a bargain loving cheapskate to switch from a stable OS.

To find out if you are a Windows Fan, here is a small test consisting of 10 questions via Chris Pirillio.

1. You’re afraid of learning something new; you don’t want to change the way you do anything, ever; your world falls apart when someone deletes an icon from your desktop or Start Menu. Legitimate reasons, I assure you.
2. You like shopping for bargain basement hardware and need an operating system that supports every possible component you might throw into it, no matter how old or how obscure that equipment might be. You also like getting what you pay for.
3. You want to build your own PC (the journey is equally as important as the destination).
4. Your favorite software (realistically) doesn’t have an equivalent available on any other platform. Bonus points are awarded if you’ve taken the time to look before jumping to this conclusion.
5. You’re a hardcore gamer – in which case, you better not suggest that Macs are more expensive. Games, games, games, games, and more games – the top reasons why anybody would opt into Microsoft Windows. If you’re a “PC” gamer, then there’s virtually no choice for you right now.
6. Your company gave you the computer(s), and they can’t support anything else.
7. You feel comfortable, confident, and generally good in knowing that there are more people using Windows than there are using OS X at home or at work.
8. You hate the way OS X affixes the application’s menu at the top of a screen rather than in the application window itself – even after realizing that Microsoft has been actively attempting to wean users off of menus altogether.
9. You don’t have major issues with Microsoft Windows, you don’t mind how it looks, you don’t mind how it works, and you don’t care how you get things done so long as you CAN get things done. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with complacency.
10. You’re afraid you’ll like something else more than Microsoft Windows. Believe it or not, I’ve actually had people tell me this.

If you answer YES to 4 or more questions. What can I say, welcome to the family!

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