[Maurice Tift]

  I have a sh**load of purchased software on my windows boxes. How do I run it in Lynux?

  I started running my old Windows computers on Fedora with the use of Virtual Box (free software). I even have a very old DOS program that I continue to use.


So you don't have to completely abandon Windows to get started with Linux.

[cuban leaf]

—So you don’t have to completely abandon Windows to get started with Linux.—

I agree, but you have to have a compelling reason to bother. Few of us do.

Again, I tried ubuntu and also have no love of Windows, but I have a better understanding of “the masses” than I used to. And as computers become more and more of a “commodity” that does what it does pretty reliably, few are going to feel the need to attempt to swim upstream. And that is how most people perceive it, especially those who have actually tried it.