LOL going by the responses here:
Linux is free and highly functional, how many Linux users amongst the 'free and highly functional' crowd?
How many users using hand me down consoles and games as they are also free and highly functional?
How many users drinking tap water from a bottle because its free and highly functional?
How much are you willing to bet that you can replace 'free and highly functional' with 'functions on my console of choice'. I don't see the logic in something being free and highly functional making it better unless its a philosophy that is carried throughout other areas of their life.