I hate to admit it, but in the end, I have to agree with this guy - windows is better than linux for the average home user. I think Linux is a great server and an even greater toy for power users who feel they've outgrown Windows. However, for the everyday home user, I think it's easier and more convenient to be able to use popular, mainstream Windows software. For the pro user, go right ahead and have fun doing all that tweaking and customizing and get your machine to look and work better than Windows!