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I use Linux for everything except games. Most the games I like are only available on Windows. I switched to linux when I got fed up with MSVC++ and MFC. It is much more pleasant developing applications on Linux. But, it took me several months to get good at using all the various development tools productively.

How painful would it be to try and "operate" a home PC using Linux.

How would I operate a modem dial-up connection, for instance. Would my Netscape browser work? Would cut and paste still work?

Could I still use MS Word and Excel?

The requirements of one's applications dictate everything.

I'm a military software engineer. Just now, I'm trying to design a simulation lab, whose various pieces will run on an array of rack-mounted and single-board computers. After reviewing the options, I chose to use Red Hat Linux as the OS for both the development and target computers, because I like Linux performance and the Unix programming environment.

My wife is a consulting financial planner. Her little network of computers runs Windows 2000, because the applications she needs are all Windows programs, so nothing else would make sense.

There's little virtue in deciding on an environment on any other basis. Software doesn't respond to loyalty or worship.

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