Which operating system do you use, and why?

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BenKenobi88 said:
I don't want to code software...I want an operating system that works, is easy to use, easy to fix, and runs all the games and software I could ever want. So yeah, XP.

Amen to that.  Even Ubuntu, which is the most user friendly Linux I've tried using, has issues.  I have to jump through hoops to get my nvidia graphics card to work, and it still doesn't work in all circumstances.  Also, the wireless network adapter worked on the initial install, but after some time it just mysteriously stopped working.

Linux is great if you want to learn how OSes work and have lots of time to tweak it.  However, if you want something that works right away without having to go under the hood, you need either Mac or Windows.  With XP Microsoft made an excellent OS, and is also much more stable than Linux.  The stability issue may be a function of the software, though.  In general, Windows developers are more disciplined that Linux developers, which isn't saying much, but oh well. 

As for other options, I'll be running XP for at least another year or so, until Vista becomes more adopted.  There's still too much incompatibility out there.

And I don't use a Mac because they cost too much, and make stupid commercials.