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Hi, I am custom building a computer and have started buying some parts. I have been using ubuntu on my ancient desktop and so far have really liked it, but is it a replacement for windows? On my computer i plan on doing a lot of development (I plan on becoming a software engineer). I will also play the occasional pc game like battlefield and other fps. The main linux distro I plan on using is ubuntu. I'v read about some software called WINE that will allow me to use windows software when needed(how well does this work for games? Is there a better alternative to WINE?). I'm wondering if it's worth it to spend 100$ on windows 8 or buy some better hardware for my needs. So what do you think i should do?

I am posting this in both the linux forums and windows 8 forums to get some diversity to the answers.
 
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I don't have much experience using WINE on Linux but i have heard it's kinda sketchy at this point. I would research Windows 8 to see if you like it. Currently i have XP, Vista, 7 and Linux Mint. If you have already seen Windows 8 then you know that some users don't like it. I don't like Windows 8 much myself which has got me leaning towards Linux for a future replacement. For now though XP and 7 is fine. You would have to make sure that Linux is capable of running all your software which might not be possible going from Windows. You might however find a Linux replacement for maybe some of your existing software. Meaning you might not be able to run your programs on Linux but you might find a similar program to your liking.
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I don't have much experience using WINE on Linux but i have heard it's kinda sketchy at this point. I would research Windows 8 to see if you like it. Currently i have XP, Vista, 7 and Linux Mint. If you have already seen Windows 8 then you know that some users don't like it. I don't like Windows 8 much myself which has got me leaning towards Linux for a future replacement. For now though XP and 7 is fine. You would have to make sure that Linux is capable of running all your software which might not be possible going from Windows. You might however find a Linux replacement for maybe some of your existing software. Meaning you might not be able to run your programs on Linux but you might find a similar program to your liking.
 
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