Windows back from the dead?
At PhreakNIC, there seemed to be a lot of computers running Microsoft® Windowd® XP®. This is a group that, two or three years ago, expounded on how evil Microsoft was and how crappy Windows was. Apple and Linux laptops were all over, but this year I kept hearing the Windows reboot sound.
People I asked gave excuses like “oh, it has games” or “oh, I need it for work.” It raises the question, however, of whether hackers are getting soft or Windows is getting better. I do not know. I’m happy with my Apple iBook (back from the shop) and have no plans to switch back for a while.