For the perverse, here is a link to what this page previously looked like. I am still running Linux. The interesting thing about Linux is that the lay person has the wrong idea about why it is so revolutionary. While it is true that Linux can cost you nothing to download and install Linux from the numerous FTP sites around the world, unless you are an expert in Linux, this is a misleading statement. It does not take into account the cost of support, and the time that you will spend setting up and configuring your system.
People generally forget the support costs.
And these costs are considerable. I have - and it was the most frustrating experience I've ever had. I mention Microsoft only because it is a prominent example of companies that practice a bad programming practice known as closed-source programming. This means that they do not provide the source code to their products which they have sold to you. Chances are that you wont.