[DanielM]

I am using Linux (specificially Mandriva Linux, though Debian isn't bad, either) exclusively since three years now.

I haven't tried a Mac (yet), but I really can't understand why anyone would want to use Windows (of course, there are some who actually need to use it - I'm not speaking of some kids mucking around with an illegal copy of Photoshop, but specialized applications for work which are available exclusively for Windows).

I mean sure, it takes some learning to switch systems, but in my experience (having used Windows from 3.x to XP) the work required to keep a Windows system running is much greater (and a running expense instead of a one-time kind of thing). But it seems not to register with most because they are used to it.