[Fraxinus]

As far as consumers are concerned, unfortunately no Linux distribution has shown itself to be ready for prime time.

Do you think the apps and games will start to be developed for Linux? If so when?

[Knitebane]

There are some 15000 applications available in a typical Linux distribution.

Most Windows games run quite well under Transgaming's Cedega.

[familyop]

"Do you think the apps and games will start to be developed for Linux? If so when?"

There are enormous numbers of applications for Linux and BSD systems (even office packages like OpenOffice/StarOffice for using MS file types). Quite a few of the new games will run on Linux and BSD systems (although more difficult to install--due to lack of documentation--in some BSD systems). Linux and FreeBSD will do direct rendering with some video cards. NetBSD won't, yet (but will do 2D with many).

For business uses, each of the various operating systems has its advantages and disadvantages. For employee familiarity, it's good to have a local Microsoft server for common business applications. For security and stability to provide most other services and for communications with the Internet, it is wise to run BSD servers (or commercial UNIX systems, when higher costs are not a problem). FreeBSD is flexible and even good for most workstation applications, while NetBSD can be installed in/for most devices and probably uses the best administration of development methods for kernel stability. OpenBSD is probably best for security on this planet, AFAIK (due to more uses of strong encryption packages--Canadian-based effort).

[zeugma]

Uh, lots of apps are already developed for Linux. Not so much games, but then, my computer is not a toy.