(rant) why microsoft is not easy to use

[Aaron Howell]

Jason,
In the real world, both operating systems have their place.
Linux isn't quite yet at the stage where it can be readily accepted onto the desktop of the average Jo user
(though Lycoris brings it one step closer).
You still can't play all the very latest games under linux (though Wine is getting better),
and you can't run the latest office productivity suites either (Crossover Office still only supports Office 2000, and Openoffice/Staroffice, well, its written in Java, nuff said).