I came across an Article via Slashdot entitled Why Linux Doesn’t Spread - the Curse of Being Free. It is a very good read and tries to explain some of the reasons that Linux hasn’t taken off big time. Although my opinion is that Windows is dominant simply because every PC you buy comes installed with it, the main focus of the article is the fact that Linux is free.

He sums is up very well with this paragraph:

We don’t value things we can get easily. Yet we’d climb mountains, cross rivers and travel across deserts just to reach something we can’t easily get our hands on.

When you think about it, humans do tend to equate price with quality. More expensive must mean better quality. True in a lot of cases, yes, but not all the time.

My own experience however, is that I just prefer Windows. Sure it has many, many problems but I know how to use it and I am comfortable with it. I have tried using different versions of Linux in the past but I become frustrated with using it. I know with some persistence I will get the hang of it but I really don’t have the patience. And if I, an experienced computer user, can’t get the hang of it, how is the average inexperienced user going to get to grips with it.