[ShadowAce]

If they can't use a GUI in Linux, then they can't use Windows. Once they are put in front of a GUI, the underlying OS is pretty much irrelevant.

The GUI may be a little different--things in places not normally found in Windows, etc. but the underlying methods and functionality is pretty much the same.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

You and I speak from a position of experience. You and I know the differences. But as an example, my father-in-law is a very intelligent man. However, I get emails from him frequently on things like...'how do I save a file attached to an email?'....'How do I attach a file to an email?'...

Switching him to a Linux desktop from a Windows desktop would throw him into a tailspin. My wife's best friend is the same way. I call them "rock breakers".

People like this disprove the author's claim that 'anyone' can do it. I would agree with "almost anyone can do it." But that's not what he wrote.

[Durus]

If I could play the latest games on linux I wouldn't have a Windows machine. That is the primary reason I have a desktop. It is also one of the things I really don't understand about linux developers. Some would argue, but PC hardware development and OS development was driven by hardcore gamers that needed the absolute best performance, just like motor vehicles technology was/is forced to keep pace with racers and enthusiasts. Why hasn't linux stolen this market from MS?

It is very frustrating that microsoft became the default gamer OS. Until this is resolved Microsoft will stay right where it is at the head of the pack with very little competition for it's market share. What they will do next is release directX 12 or some other BS forcing gamers to buy Win8.

Somehow we need a new gamer OS and I think the market is ripe for it.