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You are right, they won’t. And I think the reason is that there really isn’t a desktop environment that is really top-notch yet.

Linux users have been saying that for 15 years.

I don't know why some folks poke fun at those of us that run VMs in Windows. I run VMWare on 64-bit Win7 that has a copy of WinXP with the VPN to my corporate network . Frankly, I don't know who would really want to run VPN software to their office using the same operating system that they are surfing the net with. I don't care what your primary operating system would be.

As it stands, I don't run browser queries off my corp net from within my XP VM and I don't run workrelated stuff from that primary Win7 install.

Also within that single XP VM I run Remote Desktop to several Windows servers and both Putty and Sun Secure Global Desktop to reach Unix boxes from time-to-time on my corpnet.

I don't need to run a Linux desktop.

Frankly, I don't know who would really want to run VPN software to their office using the same operating system that they are surfing the net with. I don't care what your primary operating system would be.

Amen on that. I'm a big supporter of virtualization on the desktop. VPN is a perfect example of where a VM is not just desirable, but should be mandatory. Why the hell would I want to give my employer access to my network and devices at home?

I don't need to run a Linux desktop.

As a longtime unix user, I've found the windows UI and design paradigms are nothing but a boat anchor on my productivity, so I do the vast majority of my work on unix, with a VM to access those few walled in websites developed by people with a hammer and no other tools who were looking for nails.

There is no legitimate reason to have a website that is accessible to only windows computers.