All over the place, I'm seeing websites and blogs claiming that everybody needs to switch to Linux. Some say Ubuntu, some say Debian, and some say Slackware, but they all seem to agree on Linux in general. I have created a list of five reasons why they are wrong.

1. You already PAID for an OS
Almost every new computer sold (with a few exceptions made by Dell) comes with either Mac OS X, Windows XP, or Windows Vista. When you purchased your computer, you PAID MONEY for the operating system that was bundled with it. Linux may be free, but why throw away what you already paid for?

2. "Free alternatives" are just not as good
Because Linux won't actually run most commercial programs, many free programs have been made by Linux advocates as substitutes. Unfortunately, there are only three of these that are actually any good: Paint.net, OpenOffice.org, and Notepad ++, and two of the three don't even run on Linux!

3. It doesn't "just work"

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