Linux is the future!

It works better than Windows. It's as safe if not safer than OS X. It's free, unlike the other two.

Why haven't people gravitated over to Linux yet?

Simple, it's pretty hard to digest, especially when the majority of the world 'kinda sorta' knows how Windows works. Use humans tend to be set in our ways, but I'm working on breaking out of that. But there are more practical reasons as well, like the transition to not only learn a new OS, but new programs for that OS, not to mention the conversion factor of finding programs that work like the old ones. Some solutions are simpler than others. 'Openoffice' is a superb replacement and is compatible with Micro Office, and GIMP works just about like Photoshop. For myself, it's looking for music software comparable to Acid Pro and Sound Forge, which I think I might have found sometime tonight.

But alas, there are still a few things holding me back from complete conversion to Linux (currently messing with 'ubuntu' distribution). Lack of knowledge and drivers. I'm sure the drivers will present themselves eventually, but the lack of knowledge part will take some time. I think I can have it licked within a year, year 1/2 tops. But for right now I can comfortably admit that I'm overwhelmed.

I still think this OS is the future though, especially if Microsoft's next OS is as stupid and cumbersome as Vista (Oh yeah, Linux doesn't require halve the resources that Vista does). Couple that with it's safety features and price tag (shave off $250 bucks off any pc with Linux), Microsoft will be brought back closer to earth.

Or at least that's what I'm hoping. Gotta root for the underdog. Or at least hope to see something astounding in the timeline of computer technology.