I am on Linux Mint 100% because of productivity. How can I stay up and working with the least headaches. That means no viruses, no constant interface changes that don’t add function. Cost is one part of the productivity calculation.
Absolutely agreed. For years, one of my big drivers to using Linux exclusively was lack of an adequate batch language. Microsoft has closed much of that gap with powershell, but I have no desire to learn yet another scripting language, especially since it's mainly targeted at microsoft-specific functions.