29.8% of XP users may move to Linux over Vista
Before I begin, let me qualify "XP Users" as tech-savvy XP users, the average person (like my mum) wouldn't know what Linux was let alone see it as a viable alternative.
For the past couple of weeks there has been a poll active on the front-page of this site asking users what they feel their best option is with Vista poking it's glossy head over the horizon. Clearly this vote was oriented around those of us who have an interest in remaining legal because pirates will crack Vista - that is an almost certainty - but for those of us who wish to remain legal have a crisis on our hands.
Personally I have no interest in Vista currently after playing with an underwhelming RC1 release and concluding that it's got Matrix Reloaded fever - special effects because you can, not because you should. It was an all too slow affair for my liking with a RAM footprint King Kong would have been proud of. I'm sure (nay, know) there are a lot of engine changes in Vista that aren't present in XP but I really don't care and therein lies Vista's biggest problem. I just don't care. It doesn't make me want to try it.
So, the question: What will you do when Vista lands?
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