@Loverock Davidson-
Was the last time you tried the Linux desktop in 1996 ? Most Linux desktop users don't compile anything these days....
Given a blank machine it's far far far quicker to install a version of Linux than windows7 - For a start you don't have to reboot about 20 times whilst installing various drivers... (I mean a fresh install on Windows btw not a pre-installed OEM version.)
I am running Arch and Opensuse and Ubuntu at home/work - NONE leave the telnet port open. - Do A fresh install of Ubuntu then nmap it and you will see NOTHING IS OPEN - unlike Windows.
Given the recent developments in the Linux desktop - Cinnamon, KDE4.8 (the best imo) and Ubuntu's HUD the Linux desktop is more alive now than ever before.
What recent development are there in the Windows desktop.... Windows 8 is looking a but similar to unity if you ask me...
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