Good people,<br>I found this article a well balanced analysis of the possibilities of using Linux on the Desktop for the regular user. Written in 2009, I am sure a lot of water has gone under the bridge and things are probably  a bit different right now.<br>
check it out: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/desktop-linux-ready-mainstream-226">http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/desktop-linux-ready-mainstream-226 </a>It has some interesting insights.<br><br>Regards,<br>
Evans<br>