Linux: Why you should switch

[ookaze]

And again: DO NOT TELL PEOPLE WHY THEY SHOULD SWITCH TO LINUX ON FORUMS!
This is bound to failure.
Most people lost countless hours and data trying to get a grasp of Windows already.
Most people are scared of going through such pain again.
Most people develop bad Windows induced behaviour like mechanically clicking on dialog boxes buttons without ever reading them
Most people unload the pain of using the pricey Windows environment on a friendly stupid geek that will lose countless hours of his time to fix their PC for free, or install pirated apps on their PC for them. I know, I was one myself.

There is no point in telling people to switch, as long as there's a stupid geek with too much time on his hands around.
You can try to switch the people around you. I couldn't believe the speed at which the PC around me went down to not working at all as soon as I stopped supporting all these people.
No more of my precious time lost.
And it's very easy to make them switch, I know, I've gone through this.
These people will always come back to you if they can't find someone else to take advantage of.
When they come to me, their Windows not working at all (like locking at Windows login), I say to them: "Windows is too hard to me, I can't repair it, but I can install Linux for you". I've heard all kind of hilarious stupid answers, but the best was : "but Linux is hard, I can't make it work" (they never used Linux even once BTW). To what I love to answer: "then go on using your easy Windows".

But trying to switch people on forums is useless, really. I understand people new to Linux and overwhelmed by its power and its ease want to share it to everyone, we've all gone through this.
Later, you will realize it was useless. To each his own.