Why should it be the exception
Seriously, I moved to Linux fully late last year after testing the next incarnation of Windows. I stayed with XP as it was the path of least resistance and I've never been too religious about my OS anyway, but I'm glad I made the move now. I considered Mac but I like the hardware options on a PC (read cheap and easy).
As for Democracy, it is much improved on Linux since last year even, and they have their own deb repository, nice!