# I think I want a new OS

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-want-a-new-os/197226>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 23, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-want-a-new-os/197226 "2003-08-23T22:12:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-want-a-new-os/197226/21 "2003-08-26T00:14:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by neutron star \*  
> \*\*Are you trying to say that thousands of very good [free programs](http://www.nonags.com) don’t exist for Windows? Hell, there is some Windows freeware that I consider better than their commercials counterparts. \*\*

Know where I can find any Winblows freeware for Computer Aided Manufacturing? Because I haven’t been able to find any. There’s some for Linux, but due to hardware considerations at the moment, I can’t make the Great Leap Forward to Linux.

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-want-a-new-os/197226/22 "2003-08-26T10:49:38Z")

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The upgrade to XP is probably your best bet, you can upgrade to XP Home edition for [$99](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/pricing.asp). Not too bad, really, the Pro edition will run you $199. That’s by far your cheapest Windows alternative. 2000 is nice, but I don’t think it has all the driver support that XP has, and would be more pricey anyway.

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