Most of us, even confirmed Windows users, have accepted on some level the idea that Linux really is a better operating system, on a technical level. Not me; not anymore. After my long slog preparing Ubuntu Linux's Achilles' Heel: It's Tough To Install On Laptops, I'm now filing that one in the "urban legend" folder.

The rest of that "Linux is really better" myth goes something like this: If only the key business app I needed was open-sourced, and if only I had a little time to learn some of that command-line mumbo jumbo, I'd take the plunge and move to Linux. And, boy, it'd be great, because it's free, no more Microsoft tax, yada, yada, yada. . .

Well, these days that key business app most likely is available under Linux today. Moreover, you no longer need to know how to type in command, because Linux has gone full-tilt GUI. As ever, Linux remains free (or fairly cheap, if you're talking a commercially supported distro), and Microsoft is more expensive than ever.

Accordingly, you'd think more people would be adopting Linux than ever before.

Also: Bad Ubuntu