[SpaceBar]

I have used one flavor of linux since 97 almost exclusively and haven’t looked back. Windows is fine for certain things, but if you are say for example a scientific modeler who wants their lattice-boltzmann code to run as lean and mean as absolutely possible, unencumbered by background processes and other computational clutter, then linux is the choice hands down. But I wouldn’t force the receptionist at the front desk to use it.

[GeronL]

I don’t want to force anyone to use Linux. I do wish there were more games being made for it though.

Emulators are pretty cool in the meantime.

[Dr. Sivana]

I have used one flavor of linux since 97 almost exclusively and haven’t looked back.

The problem is that the article focuses on hand-crafted code. If the off-the -shelf apps for Linux are buggy, poorly designed, or just ugly, then who cares if it is faster?

Corel made a VERY serious effort to get users on Linux in the late '90s. Unfortunately, the WordPerfect flagship app was . . . AWFUL. Corel's heart was in the right place, and the product (in its Windows and OS incarnations) was fine, but they just didn't have the right programmers.