I'll let others bash Microsoft. All I need to say is that when installing Linux, I'm presented with a whole bunch of screens and choices up front. Once I click the Install button I don't have to do anything other than wait and then install the 300 or so updates required, but it's essentially painless.
Microsoft reboots several times and ask for user input. The most annoying part of the installation is that the screen will go black. Because I wasn't playing close attention, I would think that the computer was in the process of rebooting. It was only when I tapped a key the screen would light up and display a dialog box giving me the choice of continuing or cancelling. Sigh.
It was more annoying than stressful, but then the installation rejected my product key. I figured I'd do something to get a Genuine Windows seal of approval or contact the Dream Spark people to get an alternate key later.
The first order of business was to install newer browsers etc. Oh simple soul. Internet Explorer gave me a few raspberries in the form of DLL exceptions in DLL's as did MSPaint. The Dell site displayed updates for the hardware up to Vista. Sigh.
As I write I've reinstalled Vista and am waiting for the 102 updates to install. Sigh.
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