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Yes linux is very secure and stable. Installing is relatively easy - anyone is capable of installing the popular distros. The learning curve is much steeper however. Anyone wishing to install programs or make any major changes will have to learn to work with the files systems - editing files is much more complicated in linux. Even to get 3d acceleration in linux is a major hurdle and thank god nvidea makes linux 'drivers'. Hardware support is good. Scanners are well supported now but not digital cameras or web cams. I have fought with printing in windows but find it flawless in linux. Surfing is fast with a variety of browsers ( opera is good ). No need for virus scanners in linux. You can access windows messenger and icq and aol easily with linux programs ( I like Gaim ). Most distros come with a variety of free programs and games. Word processing and office suites are good. CD burning is easy and there are winamp type players as well. Linux is just plain fun. Just remember some things are time consuming to learn and some of the simple things in windows are complicated in linux. Best of all it is free and no activation bs. Give linux another couple years and WOW. Mandrake and Peanut are my faves.
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