[Nateman]

I’ve been using Linux for over a year now. Its amazing to me that Microsoft manages to stay dominant when a free alternative exists which is better.

[exist]

I’m one of those dumb people that can’t figure out Linux so I have to use whatever my computer came with.

[FastCoyote]

[I’ve been using Linux for over a year now. Its amazing to me that Microsoft manages to stay dominant when a free alternative exists which is better.]

I have three computers and a laptop, all set up for business. One desktop XP, a laptop Vista, a 2003 Windows Server and a Fedora Linux v11 I just got cranking for my database and webserver. I ran a 700 MhZ Fedora 6 box without a stop for multiple years without a hitch before the upgrade.

I gotta say, Fedora 11 is slick. Still just a tad geeky, but heck so am I. We are finally at the point where I’m not missing anything on the usability side with Linux as an operating system so it is just a few apps that are still stuck in the Windows world.

I figure I will save $2500 this year by using Linux + Mysql + Java + Netbeans.

Free at Last! Free at Last! Free at Last! (well, almost) The reasons to upgrade to Windows 7 are dimming fast.

[AFreeBird]

Don’t underestimate the power of FUD.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Its amazing to me that Microsoft manages to stay dominant when a free alternative exists which is better.

That's why they won't make an Office for Linux - the ubiquity of Word and Excel is what keeps them dominant, not their operating systems.