I dont know how this subject got so long, its so easy to decide and choose a side. Linux Or Microsoft, its no match Linux *WINS*.
But VOIDMAN you blew it man... Windows are for n00bs man... its so easy it has little bubble's that pop-up and Tells you what to do(WinXP). Look buddy i'm 15 and i'm A+ & NET+ certified, and it was easy to get where i am now.. it took me 1 year to deal with it while in highschool. Now i was once told to use Mandrake, and i did as my friends told me, it is an outstanding OS and it wasnt as easy as Windows.
But afters a few reformats and reinstalls of Linux i got the hang of it, Now my 10 computer network runs as linux, and my dad asks me "HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU USE THIS SHIT?", now when you go to windows everything is "1 click away".