Why you will soon be using Linux instead of Microsoft products

Why I like Linux:

FREEdom
Lotsa FREE Internet programs...

Not only are they free!
You have many choices!

• Browsers
• atlantis - Light-weight GNOME web browser
• bk_edit - A bookmark editor.
• Dillo - Small and fast GUI web browser
• Links - A text-mode Web browser.
• epiphany - GNOME web browser based on the Mozilla rendering engine
• WizarDave uses and recommends - Mozilla Firefox Web browser
• Galeon - GNOME browser based on Gecko (Mozilla rendering engine)
• Lynx - A text-based Web browser.
• Mozilla - Web browser and mail reader
• Konqueror - The built in KDE file manager / web browser
• email
• Balsa e-mail reader - Part of the GNOME desktop environment.
• Bogofilter - Fast Bayesian Spam Filter.
• Mozilla - Web browser and mail reader
• Pine - Commonly used, MIME compliant mail and news reader
• Sylpheed - Full-featured GTK+ based fast e-mail client
• WizarDave uses and recommends - Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client
• Chat
• amsn - Full featured MSN Messenger clone + skins
• centericq - Console ncurses based ICQ2000, Yahoo!, MSN, AIM, IRC client
• Fidelio - Graphical Hotline client with almost full 1.5 compatibility
• Gabber - GNOME client for the Jabber instant messaging system
• Gaim - Multiprotocol instant messaging client + encryption + voice
• IMCom - A command line Jabber client written in Python
• kmyirc - Internet Relay Chat client for KDE
• Kvirc - An IRC client
• Meanwhile - Lotus Sametime Community Client library
• Micq - Clone of the Mirabilis ICQ online messaging program
• Talk - Talk client for one-on-one Internet chatting.
• X-Chat - A popular and easy to use graphical IRC (chat) client
• YTalk - A chat program for multiple users.
• Filesharing
• aMule - Easy to use client for ED2K Peer-to-Peer Network based on eMP
• Apollon - KDE filesharing client which uses gift
• WizarDave uses and recommends - BitTorrent - Network file transfer tool + GUI
• CWirc - Plugin for x-chat for transmitting raw morse code
• ftp - The standard UNIX FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client.
• WizarDave uses and recommends - gFTP - A multi-threaded FTP client for the X Window System.
• giFT - Deamon for communicating with filesharing protocols + gnutella + gui
• WizarDave uses and recommends - Gtk-Gnutella - A GUI based Gnutella Client
• Kasablanca - Ftp/fxp client
• KFTPGrabber - Graphical FTP client for the K Desktop Environment.
• LFTP - A sophisticated file transfer program
• mldonkey - A client for peer-to-peer networks. + GUI + Mozilla addon
• GNU Wget - A utility for retrieving files using the HTTP or FTP protocols.
• xMule - Easy to use client for ED2K Peer-to-Peer Network based on eMule
• NNTP (Usenet) Newsreaders & RSS
• bnews-utils - Download, upload, decode and/or encode "Bommanews"-encoded files
• Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) - RSS/RDF feed reader
• Pan- The Pan Newsreader
• Pine - Commonly used, MIME compliant mail and news reader
• SLRN - A threaded Internet news reader. + offline
• Straw - Desktop news + blogs aggregator
• WizarDave uses and recommends - Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client
• Webmastering
• See or webmastering section for HUGE list...
• Miscellaneous
• AIM Sniff - Monitor and archive AOL Instant Messenger messages
• Album Cover Art Downloader - Downloads album cover images semi-automatically from the Internet
• Libopendaap - Library for connection to iTunes music shares
• streamripper - MP3 streams recorder (SHOUTcast and Live365)
• Streamtuner - A stream directory browser. (SHOUTcast and Live365)
• XQF - A network game browser an launcher (Quake/QuakeWorld/Quake2/etc.)

Notes:

• There are lots more FREE Internet programs for Linux.
  I've only listed the ones that are available from my current Apt/Synaptic setup.

On site links

• Mozilla's Firefox browser
• Mozilla's Thunderbird email client / newsreader

Off site links

It's all about having choices
It's all about FREE stuff!!!
That's the biggest reasons I prefer Linux over Windoze.