Are you saying that if I run Linux I will get a better internet connection? Do I still use Firefox or any browser?
just getting rid of
the overhead created by windows
the unessesary polls for some ms-network neighbourhood
the unneccesary use of port 1350139 445 and other ms related things
your pc will not try to connect every minute to the verizon nameserver (a windows pc) , just to send your info, because your windows thinks it is a win-dns server, so windows will try to connect YOUR local network, to everyone on the verizon network
being afraid that someone is messing around inside your pc
etc etc etc
You get a clean tcp/ip stack without all the unneccesary dancing rabbits around it
and as result, even a crappy connection, will work fine
there is firefox for linux, but also konquerer and others
it is a change, but it is like jumping into a pool , first you think the water is icecold and that you cannot stand it and an hour later you leave the same pool because the water is too warm.
you need ti think different, and you need to get used to it, YOU need to make decisions the OS will just ask you the question,
but in the long run you will see the value (of any other OS than windows).
And NO i don't use Linux on this PC, not MAC, i run a BSD clone