Actually, my favorite distro is "Mint". Mint is easy to install and has some great out-of-the-box software ready to run.
I still think that about 50% of the Windows users out there are still not ready for Linux though, as it has a bit of a ways to go yet. This is quite an improvement because 3 years ago I thought 90% could not possibly make the transition.
If it weren't for the the fact that my business requires asp.net and SQL server, I would probably use windows only on rare occasions.
True, but those same 50% would be equally out of luck if the had to install Windows to a bare system. That's not considered a fault of Windows, yet its a significant hurdle to users trying Linux.
Then there is the hurdle of moving from the OS that came on their computer and they've learned to one that does things differently. Brand new computer users will accept a learning curve and all kinds of confusion when they start out because they recognize that they are new users. But you're only going to get that kind of open-mindedness out of a person once. After that they resent any equivalent learning curve as proof that what they're used to is superior to all others.