The Chicken and the Egg (Score 1)

Let me just start off by saying that I have been using Linux as my main OS for about 2 years now.

Now ... I am in a graduate business school (MSIS) in which there are classes that requires the use of Spreadsheets such as Excel. Excel has many features, and in particular it has Solver and TreePlan. There is a version of Solver within OpenOffice, however its not fully tested and seems a bit buggy. Some individuals can get it to work, however I can not. Solver is huge in developing decision models. And lastly, it would be nice if OpenOffice had TreePlan in it as well.

I'm still sticking with Linux, but occasionally I need to have access to certain tools that is not available within Linux. It doesn't happen often and I fight it when it does happen. I should also mentioned that the whole debate of why Linux isn't used more is like the Chicken and the Egg. If there were tons of Linux users, you can be sure that commercial support and applications would follow. Or ... if Linux was marketed to the world liks MS is, you can be sure that people would follow.