I use FreeBSD as a desktop, and so far it does what I need. I keep an XP drive in my system mainly for a few games, but as things like Wine/Crossover/Cedega mature more and more, the need for XP is becoming less. Especially since each install of XP I've done becomes unpredictable (some set-ups are fine, while others crash on trivial common things.)
The things I look for in a desktop set-up are (in no particular order):
-Ability to surf the Internet
-IM client
-Multimedia player
-Af ew good games
-Customizablilty (wallpaper, sounds, icons, etc)
-(Optional) Eye-candy
-Fast performance
Flash is optional for me, but preferred (newgrounds.com & youtube junkie)
And I have also heard of a few people using Windows Server as a desktop. Someone a month or two ago posted a comment on Distrowatch.com saying the server 2008 was "the best desktop OS I've ever used." I might check that out in the future...maybe.
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