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!

email client choices

• 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

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
WizarDave uses and recommends

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

Off site links

• Aethera
  an advanced email, pim, messaging and groupware system for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
• Althea
  a stable, easy to use, GUI, IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) e-mail client for X Windows
• Arrow
  UNIX (Linux) Mail Reader
• Balsa
  an e-mail client for GNOME
• Bynari
  scalable enterprise email server
• Evolution
  E-mail, Calendaring and Collaboration
• GNUMail
  The complete and fast mail application for GNUstep and Mac OS X.
• Gnus Network User Services
  supports reading and composing both news and mail, and more...
• KMail
  the KDE mail client
• Opera for Linux
  includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, E-mail, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat.
• Sylpheed
  a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client

Back to Linux Internet info

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