I know pretty much where people are with PC/Mac -- but how many users out there use Linux?

I took my MSI Wind yesterday and Linux'd it up -- wiped the partition clean, compiled a driver for the wireless and it is probably the best decision I have ever made -- its faster, more energy efficient, and has a boot time of about half that of Windows. It runs everything I need, and since I'm not bad with WINE, anything I would or could miss runs well, such as Guitar Pro and Sibelius.

I'm on Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1, should you be interested.

The only thing really running half linux would have to be my PS3, most people around here like you said have a Pc or mac.
But I`m looking into a Netbook which runs on linux.

I have an Ubuntu partition, but I don't have the time nor the energy to maintain any vested interest in another Linux distro. Although I would love to. *sigh*

I used it for a while. I've still got ubuntu installed on my hard drive, but it just became more convenient to just use windows, rather than switching every time I wanted to use it for game, or something else only on windows.

Aren't the MSI Wind SSD - which is one of the reasons why they're more power efficient?

I've had Ubuntu for a few months, but went back to Windows. It does what I need, but a good chunk of me still wants gaming and the familiartiy environment that Windows provide.

I am thinking about going Mac OSX in the future for my web developments.

Ubuntu is great for people who want a free and fast operating system for surfing the web, doing work, word processing, etc. 

  To be fair linux is open to a lot of customisation and can look damned nice if you put the effort into it. Compiz has some gorgeous effects.

And actually, no, the Wind isn't SSD -- it's an 80GB SATA which is a godsend as I was able to up that to a 320GB 7200RPM, as well as throw in another gig of RAM.

windows all the way baby. it's naff but you have the power so to speak plus mos of the crashing is actually your fault although you can't actually really be blamed for it

I have started to fully drop Windows, finally with my MacBook Pro and using Ubuntu. I have gone through a ton of Unix and Linux distros like Fedora, PC-BSD, Xbuntu and Damn Small Linux which is currently loaded on my ASUS EEE PC. Ubuntu is probably the best option for beginers as they have pretty much complied everything in the package in which a person would need like Wireless drivers and DVD playback codecs.

WINE is getting better and better with each release, i have STEAM running on it with most Source games playable and all of iD software works like Enemy Territory Quake Wars. Once they finally hit it on the head I think I'll fully switched over to Linux and run WINE