-> I'm amazed that people still defend Windows and MS applications after all those
-> security holes and privacy issues (like Word documents carrying tons of
-> information about the system they were written on and about the document's
-> history).

 Do yuo Realize al lthat Security CRAP the LINUX users push in my Face
al lthe time dosen't more then 1/2 of the Typical Home users. 
Adn Incideltly to get that Security you are trying ot tel lme is so
important comes with a Heavy Price. That price is Complexity and
possabily the Inability ot trouble shoot your Own System. 
In a computer group for Genealogy Libraries that I associate with via
"E" mail I hear Horror Stories constantly from those that upgraded to
Win2000 or WinWP from Win95/98
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