Hasta La Windows Vista Baby! Microsoft Windows has performed an illegal operation and will be terminated.

The Owww starts now!

It is an opportune time to switch to a Linux based system

You cannot trust Microsoft

Nobody Wants Microsoft Windows Vista

With Microsoft ... what works today may not work tomorrow

Product Activation Errors Cannot Be Fixed At Night

Linux is fun

Linux based systems provide a familiar user friendly interface

Linux offers complete control

It's Not Just Individuals Switching. It's Companies and Organizations Too!

There are opensource based systems being used by all sorts of organizations including governments, aerospace industries, defence agencies, banks, schools and colleges, logistics companies and software developers. Have a look at some of the big names using opensource based systems.

Open Source Systems Get Better By The Day

The Microsoft brand is in a sharp decline

Big Corporations and Organizations Are Using Linux Based Systems

gambas provides a development environment like visual basic for developers switching to open source

Microsoft Windows is collapsing under its own weight

Microsoft Windows costs consumers billions in downtime, crashes and data loss

Microsoft Windows '95 does not support generic USB penstick devices

Microsoft Windows is expensive

Linux based systems are less expensive than Microsoft Windows based systems

A study conducted by Cybersource of Melbourne, Australia found that Linux based installations can be up to 36 percent cheaper to install and run over a period of three years than comparable Microsoft Windows based systems.

Linux based systems provide everything that you want from an office package for free

The Blue Screen of Death

There is no blue screen of death on GNU based systems

Microsoft Windows based systems contain security flaws by design

Microsoft Windows is unstable

Hardware modifications are required to workaround bugs in Microsoft Windows

Microsoft introduce new bugs with each new release of Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Keeps System Administrators in the Dark Regarding System Flaws and Vulnerabilities

Your hardware may not work in Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows applications may stop working following installation of a service pack

Microsoft Windows Vista: The need to reboot is back

Most businesses in the United Kingdom see no reason to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista

Less than 10% of personal computers used in business are running Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows Vista needs your permission to continue

Computer Aided Design Applications Slow Down To A Crawl Under Microsoft Windows

Viruses, Intruders, Spyware, Trojans, Adware

Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! .. Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam!

Microsoft Windows provides a no win situation for software developers or engineers

Hasta La Vista

The HastaLaVista and Bad Vista projects oppose adoption of Microsoft Windows based systems and promote free and opensource software alternatives.

GNU based systems provide better local area networking than Microsoft Windows

Ex-Windows based systems can become X windows based systems

GNU based systems run on old machines, saving the cost of new computers

GNU/Linux based systems makes Microsoft Windows based systems look like a little toy

The vast array of different desktop systems available and the reliable performance of GNU/Linux based systems makes Microsoft Windows computers look like little toys.

GNU based systems are open source

Open source applications are less likely to be badware

Any problems with an opensource based system can be fixed

Open source vendors provide bug tracking and feedback facilities

GNU/Linux based systems provide true multi-user support

GNU/Linux based systems provide a true multi-user operating platform. Each user can have his or her own individual configuration all on one computer. This includes the look of the desktop, which icons are displayed, which programs are automatically started when the user logs in and even what language the desktop is in.

GNU based systems are better documented than Microsoft Windows based systems

GNU based systems are safer, more secure, and are less prone to computer viruses.

Email viruses are not automatically activated on GNU based systems.

GNU based systems require less system maintenance

GNU/Linux means a Community Relationship, Not a Customer Relationship

GNU based systems crash less than Microsoft Windows based systems

Microsoft Windows based systems typically crash within just a few hours of use

GNU based systems usually just keep running.

Microsoft Windows documentation is incomplete

Microsoft Documentation is inaccurate

Microsoft Windows error messages are cryptic and not user friendly

There is no facility to get error reports to an engineer because copy and paste does not work in Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Gets Slower With Each New Release

Microsoft Sucks

Microsoft Add New Terms and Conditions To Existing Licensed Installations

Microsoft Windows is a disappointment

The Microsoft Windows Warranty is useless

Microsoft do not provide updated revised disks for their operating systems

Microsoft Windows is a manually operated system

Microsoft Windows based products do not cater properly for accessibility users

A high level of dexterity is required to use Microsoft Windows based products, and they are often unsuitable for accessibility users or users with limited fine motor skills.

Microsoft Windows Based Servers Just Won't Keep Serving

Engineers may not be able to fix Microsoft Windows

GNU based systems can be edited allowing change or removal of hardcoded behaviour

GNU based systems provide freedom of choice and a wide selection of freely available components

GNU based systems prevent vendor lock-in, allowing the consumer to choose their own software suppliers

GNU/Linux based systems offer good interoperability

GNU based packages run across more platforms

GNU based packages are built to public open standards, offering greater interoperability

In GNU, data is easily ported across platforms, because there is no incentive to make this difficult

Problems can be fixed more quickly on an open source system

Upgrades are released more quickly on Linux based systems

Microsoft Windows Genuine Disadvantage

The Microsoft Genuine Advantage tool implements technical restrictions, preventing a user who has acquired tied software from installing it onto a different machine.

Computers badged as "Vista Capable" may not be capable of running Microsoft Windows Vista

GNU based systems offer greater long term usability

Open source software offer greater long term usability than proprietary software, because open source software has less built in obsolence and repeated rollouts and "must have" updates are not part of the marketing model.

Project Forking provides a wider range of software to choose from

Software developers are following the trend of developing Linux based software

Microsoft Windows Point and Click Interfaces are Labour Intensitive

Microsoft Windows is bloatware

New Software For Microsoft Windows Means New Computers

According to ZDNet Author Richard Steinnon, most IT departments require new computers for each new application being used. "As anyone who ever tried to do anything compute-intensive on their desktop while their Symantec Anti-virus program was doing a scan knows, Windows is horrible at multitasking. Want a DNS server? Get a new HP Proliant and load it up with Windows Server. New HTTP server? New database server? New device to drive the video monitors at the security checkpoints at the Detroit airport? Buy a new system."

Microsoft Updates may sent the system into an endlessly rebooting cycle

GNU Offers the Freedom to Opt Out of Half Baked Software Solutions

With support for Microsoft Windows XP coming to an end, institutions should be planning for migration onto opensource based platforms.

If your copy of Microsoft Windows is a few years old, then you will not get technical support

Games designed for Microsoft Windows can run in Linux using the Wine compatibility layer

Microsoft Windows is an Aged Elephant

Microsoft Windows in Unsuitable for Use in Banks and Financial Institutions

Faulty Applications built into Microsoft Windows cannot be removed

Microsoft Windows causes significant compatibility issues

GNU based systems are scriptable, enabling automated operation

See the World in a Whole GNU Light

Surf the internet more safely using an open source based system

The most powerful computers in the world run Linux

According to Top 500 Supercomputer sites OSFAM index, nearly 78% of the world's most power supercomputers are running Linux.

Open source toolkits provide technical benefits to scientific laboratories

A report by Cameron Laird, the vice president, of Phaseit Incorporated, reveals that many scientific laboratories are turning to opensource products, because of the technical benefits that they provide.

Linux Based Systems may use less energy than Microsoft Windows Based Systems

Recent test results released by Network World reveal that Linux is a "greener" operating system, and computers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux may use 10% less energy than computers that run Microsoft Windows Server 2008.