[PFKEY]

Probably very true but what is the incentive? That is the part Linux seems to miss.

Price might be a good one, but when most PC still come loaded with Windows and that is what you have used and have no real complaints then switching doesn't seem as attractive.

Less vunerable to virus attacks might also be a good one but I've never been infected so that incentive is not strong enough.

Any other incentives you can think of?

[Orangedog]

Any other incentives you can think of?

The big incentive, IMO, is coming down the road. Microsoft is working toward making Windows a subscription service. The major ground work for that was started in ernest with XP and it's product activation. The next version of Windows they release could, if they go to the subscription business model, possibly have the ability to shut you out of your own computer if you don't buy a new license from them when your current one expires. Granted, there are hacks around XP's activation scheme, but Joe 6 pack probably won't go that far. MS has been pushing their corporate customers to the subscription model. There are still a lot of Office 97 out there and little reason to upgrade to Office XP since the improvements are not all that great. If people don't upgrade, it cuts into the revenue base of the company. But that's just my opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

[N3WBI3]

Availability of tools, check out sourceforge.net. Linux is part of a larger opensouce community (including to some degree Mac OSX, and BSD)..

[FastCoyote]

"Less vunerable to virus attacks might also be a good one but I've never been infected so that incentive is not strong enough. "

If you ever look at web logs or what hits your firewall, it will scare the bejesus out of you. Only a matter of time before a mass Microsoft meltdown in my humble opinion.

[pctech]

Thing for me about Linux is the confusion about drives and installing programs. I like to see "Floppy A" or "Drive C." I don't like how Linux designates these drives. Also, I like doubled clicking on an EXE file and installing a program. If Lindows or Linux has the stability of Linux and looks of Windows, I'd use it.