Thank you. I can talk about the lack of a decent desktop environment in windows, or how linux provides me a choice of tools, among other things. But at the end of the day, the Corporate feel of windows and the apps that run on it, just suck the fun right out. Windows is boring, dull as dirt, and uninteresting. Doing work there never gets exciting, nothing new really happens. Thanks for mentioning it.

This is a good explanation, even though I did know what Diaspora was. I usually prefer the privacy angle, but your definition really applies to a broad number of potential users.

I forgot to mention something important. Probably what you are thinking of is the mass produced crap beers, mostly attributed to America.
However, they aren't American. Coors is Canadian, Miller is UK, Bud is Belgian/Brazilian and so on.

True American beers are small operations, and they are the ones that count. Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado have the best beer in the world, bar none.

Sigh. So that brew pub down the street from me that makes beer with fresh organic ingredients, works with the local farmers during purchase only 60 miles away, and serves on tap at all the local pubs is lower then any where in the world? Not to mention the other 100 or so breweries doing the same thing within 60 miles of that one? Sorry pal, I been around the world, and this is the best beer you can get, particularly in terms of quality.

FALSE. I have been around the world. The US, particularly Portland, Washington, California, and Colorado, beat the rest of the world by miles for beer. You are simply wrong.

I recently played through Half Life 1. What fun! I introduced my son to it, he loved it too. Then he went to half life 2. He quit in about half an hour. We have talked about it, and while he is used to hi-res graphics and neat scenery, Half Life one, just the way it is, had atmosphere that just doesnt need an upgrade.

Sure I will play the mod, but I just dont think it will improve on Half Life one at all, in fact, I think it will detract from it.

And just to mention, I care for neither Windows or Mac.

Funny thiing is that I may spend most of my time in an application (or two or three) but when the OS is lacking a decent file manager, a decent clipboard, a robust yet simple recovery system, and nags me every day for updates that require reboot, I DO care about the OS. Productivity goes way down no matter how good the application is if the environment I am working in is poor.

20 behind? Windows 7 as a desktop is a complete farce once you are used to the deep integration of a Linux desktop, never mind the configurability. No Gnome, No Unity? So what? There are much better alternatives out there, and you can choose them if you wish.

I agree. I cant fathom how someone who reads slashdot couldnt follow those simple instructions. All our computers are linux and minecraft was super simple. My seven year old set it up himself.

Yes. Yes it is that easy.

The chances are about equal. Windows still doesnt understand my usb devices correctly, the video driver to install properly must be manual, the laptop I have does not have the ability to use the wireless card with WPA in windows (but does in linux), and I have some older devices that will not work in windows seven.

So as far as the experiences I have had, Linux wins hands down on being easier (nothing to do it just works) and supporting more hardware and devices. Oh and I dont have to sit and babysit windows for the 20 minutes while it updates.

Furthur, Linux desktop is miles ahead of windows in terms of functionality. Heres two examples: Windows doesnt have a decent clipboard, nor multiple or configurable workspaces. Thats just 2 out of a thousand things linux does better on the desktop.

Ah but continue the train of thought: The landlord would not come by ever again to do any upkeep, pay property taxes, or maintain the grounds.

Or QMMP is using linux. And you can skin it with WinAmp skins.

Share your data with an accountant. If I have quick books, what heck does my accountant actually do then? Accountants are such a scam. As a small business owner who hates quickbooks, I found some one to do my accounting that did not require me to do any additional work, you know, like accounting.