Sorry, there are no second chances. Joe user tried it, had a bad experience, and will forevermore avoid Linux. Techie, you lose.

Way back in the day I bought Kylix for Linux, thinking I would be on the wave of a new trend. After three days of intense research and fiddling, I got my notebook computer working, with sound, network, reasonable screen resolution, etc. I then spent about two days contemplating this, and decided that my target market (as an application developer) would not have the time, interest, or technical expertise to make Linux work. I chose not to write Linux applications for the same reason that I chose not to write Sharepoint applications; The user would have to jump through too many hoops before he/she even met the entry requirements to use my software.

Monster.com appears to say Java has taken over the world as much as any technology ever will. Truth be told I find myself more productive in .net, but most companies are in the Java world. Java has also come a long way in the last two or three years. I went through a short romance with RealBuggy. I'm sorry.