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I agree with BigMike. I've been a *nix server admin for years, but some issue with Ubuntu/Linux desktops or an application always makes me go back to using Windows.
Though I'm not trading live right now, I will probably always use a native (no virtualization) Windows 7 or Server 2008 environment for live trading. I've always hated XP and Server 2003 so I'm very glad the latest versions are much better.
Now for development I can see a great benefit of separating environments using virtualization. For example, only browsing in a "clean install" Mac OS X environment while using Parallels virtualization to develop in separate Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux installations. For example, maybe a beta version of an app is released, I can try it out without risking problems to my "production" development environment.
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