Very
very good article. It hits on a number of salient points in the "normal user" computer world.
I've been giving serious thought to switching to Linnux - but I still can't justify it. I've been running XP Pro for years and have
never seen a BSD. I keep the box clean w/CCleaner, do a defrag and run heavy duty (but compatible) security progs and things just keep on ticking.
Oh...and another thing...
All Hail Torrents.