Any reason why Linux won’t do? I have been using it on and off for 10 years. Never had a crash, not once.[/quote]
I’ve been using Ubuntu at home and at work (I write enterprise/mobile software) for going on 2 years and I don’t miss windows at all.
For the rare occasions that I need to use something in Windows that absolutely is not available in Linux, I have a windows xp virtual machine that I can startup.
As to the photoshop issue, unless you are a professional photoshop guru, I’d bet that Gimp will do 100% of what you do in photoshop. I’ve used Gimp to do a ton of photo editing as well as to create custom UI widgets for websites–it is VERY powerful and under appreciated.
