[kevkrom]

But it costs the same (actually MORE did you say?) than Windows?

And how much does that Windows box cost once you buy the applications you need for it to do anything useful?

[Golden Eagle]

You mean the applications everyone is used to like Quicken? Not much, considering the alternative is using some crapware clone like Das Kapital on Linux, or spending weeks trying to tweak it just so you can run your existing software under some half-cooked Windows compatibility layer.