Impressive ears, Narf!
Atro, you could pay someone to install Linux for you - it costs much less than paying someone to license and install Windohs for you.
What MS has done is evil and scary, and what they have in mind is even worse (Vista, licensed software "as a service", etc.).
Other options include writing to goverment representatives, boycotting evil products, supporting public interest groups (atrocities, see WashPIRG), etc., continuing to write about it in Internet discussions, etc.
PvK