Linux is Better that Windows (Score 1)

One there are companies who deliver optimized distros. RedHat and SuSe have done a good job at this for a cheap price. Of course if you want the free versions than your gonna have to do the optimizing yourself. Two the average user uses Windows for internet browsing and MS Office which mozilla and OpenOffice are good counter parts to. It all comes down to exposure. Linux with a standard install is pretty close to Windows and suitable for an average user but the advantage is that people do have options in Linux where MS is starting to take the options a way from users. The next release of Windows(Longhorn) will be even more restrictive I find that Microsft is releasing more and more half assed products while focusing more on the desktop environment. This really shouldn't be the way to go. Active Directory is a farce, really buggy and the potential to cause major problems. Windows may seem easy on the outside but on the inside it's a huge mess. The registry is cryptic, and the fact that a 5 year old with a hacked copy of vb 6 can right viruses for it makes windows a joke. With each release of windows u need to double the ram and ghz of your computer to run it. The only thing really holding back linux from taking over the desktops across the worlds is video games. If the number of video games on linux were as plentiful as on Windows then Windows would die. The only reason why i keep my windows box up and running is for a couple of games i like to play otherwise i't would be a linux box too.