My home PCs XP runs for years now.
No crashes, no stuck "Apps", no demand for a change.
My laptops 7 is a constant crash, constantly overloaded, reinstalled several times but I have to work on it.
Did not even think about installing 8...
My laptops 7 is a constant crash, constantly overloaded, reinstalled several times but I have to work on it.
Did not even think about installing 8...
Windows 8 in the working population isn't a solution for the majority of productive users outside of the vertical markets that have a need for a tablet.
I'd suggest the problem is with your laptop.
I don't feel the speed difference between an Ubuntu/XP is as big as in between Ubuntu/win7 (talking about the old-desktop here).
It is annoying when you get something that's slower or doesn't work though. I was burnt by Creative with my Live! Drive and as such will never buy their hardware or software again, but I don't blame Microsoft.