Microsoft software sucks?
Like Microsoft flight simulator? SQL server? MS Word, Windows 2000 Advanced Server?
None of them outright suck, 95% of the time they all work for me. If I had paid for any of them I'd be pissed but I don't

I'd be just as pissed if I had paid $800 for any Adobe products like Photoshop or illustrator. I have just as many problems with them as anything from Microsoft. How about Macromedia products? I paid just under $4000 for Cold Fusion and I have problems with it.
All software has problems. The only reason linux/unix is cool is because for the most part it's free for home users and it's open source without much spyware.
Linux/Unix is certainly not all free if you want any kind of support or some software written for it.
Bill gates is one hell of a good business man. I certainly don't agree with his tactics but that fucker shure knows how to make money.
Anyways, computers are cool and learning is cool you can do both with any operating system out there.