Mparker, that's very, very funny

OK, I'll admit that Linux isn't that "easy". But personally I feel that's a small price to pay for "freedom".

Maybe I'm making a false analogy, but I think of windows as Gillette and linux as a straight (does that make Mac a DE?...).

Windows works, but after about two uses you need to refresh; new versions come out that basically just build on the old versions (ie let's add two more blades....); it's run by a soul-less corporation that just wants you to keep spending and upgrading for a sub-standard experience.

Linux takes time to learn properly, and skill and patience to use correctly. It's community driven, so the more you put in the more you get out, much like this forum. It harks back to a time in history where you actually needed to understand how a computer worked to use it effectively. It's first principles (compared to windows) and rather beautiful in it's simplicity in that regard.

This is only my opinion - and I do use windows (for those niggly hard-to reach places that my linux skills can't get to yet - like setting up my @%$$*& wireless card to work with my home network....)

James.