The primary reason is that once the Stable version of Debian is set, so are the packages that come with it.
Even though they get security fixes and bug patches, you'll be stuck with, let's say OpenOffice 2.0 when others are "enjoying" version 2.4.
BSD Release: FreeBSD 6.4
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Distribution Release: GParted LiveCD 0.3.9-4
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Distribution Release: Musix GNU+Linux 1.0R2R5
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Apple MacBook MA254LL/A 13.3" Laptop (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo,...
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iPhone: The Missing Manual
As you'd expect of Apple, the iPhone is gorgeous. iPhone: The Missing Manual is a book as breathtaking as its subject. Teeming with high-quality...
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