[Levyathan]

Originally posted by Stealth
but the good side is far better than the worse!

Yes... That's what I'd expect from the good side.

[Grey Wolf]

Linux doesn't run much, and each manufacturer has a slightly different version. And they use Unix for servers, not Linux. Unix is far more stable, far more powerful, and (I think) far more expensive. However, I'll stick with W98SE.

[CP5670]

I have the dreaded WinME at the moment () but it works reasonably well, and I cannot remember too many crashes recently. I would have already upgraded to 2000 or XP if it were not for the dos compatibility issues, but I am still considering trying out a dual-boot.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
Linux doesn't run much, and each manufacturer has a slightly different version. And they use Unix for servers, not Linux. Unix is far more stable, far more powerful, and (I think) far more expensive. However, I'll stick with W98SE.

Unix is much better than Windows, yes, but Linux is in the middle, between them.

And a lot of people use Linux for webservers.

[Zarax]

Well people,
listen to a very old DOS user (1988)...
The old good MS-DOS was the most reliable system ever made.
Windows 95 i think it could be a beta of Win 98, who got to be good enough with 98SE.
Windows Millenium is an eye candy improved version of win 98.
All the previous systems, if you don't overload them with crap, or use crappy or overclocked hardware runs fairly well.
The Windows NT/2000/XP family is the best you can find as reliability.
If they crash is mostly because compatibility issues, or because you messed with system files, and most internet crap does, but even in that case you will need an HUGE amount of crap in order to overrun system preservation routines.
I've used every MSFT system, and exstensively...
If you buy good hardware and treat them well they won't be really unreliable...
linux suffers of too many compatibility issues, and it's a server oriented system, because is derived from unix.
Now, i'm sure that the omnipresents linuxers will swarm and flame over me, but this is the plain truth.
Currently i'm using Win XP Pro since almost one year and it NEVER crashed, and so did Win 2000 when i used it.
Don't blame on MSFT for everything people, it's useless and won't solve your problems.