Speaking as somebody who has seen Linux evolved, (I've been a Linux user since 1995 when I installed the first version of Slackware from a bunch of disks) I'm really surprise how far Linux has come, and I must say that for people who use Linux every year is the year of Linux. Let me tell you I don't really get this abandon windows thing and pushing people to Linux. Linux is not for everybody. To use Linux you have to have a sense of adventure, curiosity and never be quiet pleased,
For people that say that Linux is not user friendly I have 2 things to say 1) You should have seen 1995 Linux :) 2) Linux is actually very user friendly just he choose his friend very carefully ;)