Opensource Linux and Enterprise Linux are heavily used to develop highspeed nanotechnology devices....I do not thing 12 CEOs or CIOs are going to convince numerous thousands of Scientists and Engineers....
Just an fyi, I use Opensource/GNU applications on Fedora Core 3. I find all of it absolutely fantastic and FRee as in FReedom!
Its been some time I used MS products...but I won't miss them.
I suggest please try Fedora Core 3, you may like it :)
VG