I am open-minded enough. I want an OS that is stable, efficient, and not full of security-holes. I know that Linux would be the choice to meet those wants. But I also want an OS that will work with the latest games, iTunes software, and other proprietary software that is included with products like digital cameras, mp3 players, and PDAs. Linux cannot do this.
Linux will always be in an uphill battle against Microsoft for the home market until the entire software industry decides to embrace Linux.
From my understanding of Lindows, it is supposed to address the compatibility issue. Lindows is Linux with something called WINE in the Linux world. WINE (as I understand it) is supposed to be a full implementation of the Windows API. In short, and I know I'm not doing WINE justice here, it lets you run Windows programs on Linux. Haven't heard much about how well it does that though.
The fact is that Linux has been adopted by the whole industry amd there are many games (linux-gamers.net).
Im not going to pretend that Linux provides the total range of hardware support Windo0ws offers but its not as far off as people would have you belieeve..
And that won't happen until all of the home users are using it. This is why BeOS, a much more technically superior OS to Linux or Windows, failed.