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Guys, take you’re blinders off. Why can’t all cars get 80mpg and have a 0-60 time in 3.9 seconds.

I’m on your side here, I love Linux for what it is but it’s not for every computer user in it’s current state.

I'm actually with you there. It's been a love-hate relationship with Linux from my first encounter back in the 90s (and I admit I was running it on some pretty underpowered hardware), but a few years ago when I began to see out-of-the-chute installations that just worked, I began to like it more and just a few years ago gave away my Windows machine to someone who could use a computer but didn't have the money.

But Windows isn't exactly for every user either, as I saw yesterday when my wife (who maintains several friends' Windows machines) struggled for hours to get a driver installed for an HP network printer/scanner she bought recently. My Xubuntu box saw the printer right away and connected. I didn't expect the scanner to work, but Xsane saw the scanner immediately as well.

Now I'm sure this is due to HP's Linux support, but that's a smart decision on their part. The quality of support for the Lexmark printer I was using actually went backward in one *buntu upgrade -- so I'm not using that printer, not buying their cartridges... but it's their decision.

And think about that for a minute -- my wife maintains several friends' Window machines. Without her they'd be virtually helpless, or spending a lot on professional support.