I did a clean install of Windows XP onto an Inspiron 6000 and then put Ubuntu 7.10 on it as well for a dual boot machine.
It’s kinda sad when the Windows install doesn’t even have a freaking driver for the Ethernet card (not to even mention the wireless card), and the Ubuntu install has drivers for both and WPA support to boot. I guess the selective pressures in the Windows ecosystem just aren’t there. But they’re getting there.
I still wish that Microsoft would just “get it”. I now use either ubuntu or mac. XP was “ok”, but I’m not a fan of Vista
Word. Vista is buggy as all hell. You think they would realize that people favor reliability over bells and whistles…
I’m sure they do realize that. They also realize that they can make a shitload more money by making everyone buy their new OS. Calculations like this are why everyone hates them.
This is also why they have suddenly embraced “open standards” and created a new, incompatible format for all office documents.
Have you noticed any difference in battery life between the two OS’s? My friend has a Sony and says he gets way less time in Ubuntu than he used to in Windows.