Hey, Windows 7 is out!!

[Allfetish]

What partially works against Microsoft and for Linux is that as time goes on people become more advanced computer users making the switch to Linux easier and more appealing. Times are different.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by Allfetish

What partially works against Microsoft and for Linux is that as time goes on people become more advanced computer users making the switch to Linux easier and more appealing. Times are different.

I beg to differ. While the pool of more experienced user does indeed keep getting larger, they're still a declining percentage of the overall market.

Those of us that use computers as our primary means of earning a living are a very small percentage of the total marketplace.

[ArtWilliams]

Originally Posted by Allfetish

What partially works against Microsoft and for Linux is that as time goes on people become more advanced computer users making the switch to Linux easier and more appealing. Times are different.

I love Linux. I use Ubuntu everyday. I do, however, think that the biggest threat to MS is cloud computing. Once the average Joe uses web based apps as his/her primary tools, the operating system really doesn't matter. Google has known this for years. MS is finally catching on.

You buy a computer. It comes with MS. That's what you know and use. End of story, even though distros like Ubuntu are all most people need.