[plug] Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability

[Mark Dixon]

Nice article by Robin 'Roblimo' Miller at Newsforge:  'Windows rapidly 
approaching desktop usability'

The article begins: " Every year or so I like to see how Microsoft is 
doing in its attempt to make a desktop operating system as usable as 
Linux. Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition, with Service Pack 2, is a 
tremendous improvement over previous Windows versions when it comes to 
stability and appearance, but it still has many glitches that keep it 
from being competitive with GNU/Linux for everyday users, including a 
tedious installation procedure, lack of productivity software included 
with the operating system, hardware compatibility problems, and a price 
so much higher than any of the Linux distributions I've tested lately 
that I don't feel this product is a good value for most home or small 
office users"

see: http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216 for full text.