Lets bring it back to the topic :)
I've been using Microsoft for years now and recently switched to linux for a change of pace. I have respect for Microsoft (because without them i'd be unemployed), but they helped fashion a generation of people who are lazy when it comes to computing. (i'm speaking in general, not you HAK5 people. thats why you're here). While i like some stuff about MS Windows, i feel like i'm being cattle called into "buying this, using that, just to get the job done"
Linux kinda says, "Stop being a lazy fuck and do it yourself". (and if linux doesn't say that, people in the forums will). All the tools to make anything happen are there in plain sight and accessible by everyone. you just have to beef up your knowledge. which is what i'm doing now.
wish me luck cause since i started using linux full time, i've been drinking more. :) nah...j/k