I agree with you mostly, but sometimes it does matter. One could argue that even free software gets boosts from companies. If Linux weren't so popular on serv

I agree with you mostly, but sometimes it does matter. One could argue that even free software gets boosts from companies. If Linux weren't so popular on servers, we wouldn't have IBM, Novell, and tons of other companies contributing to free software there. If it got to a critical mass on the desktop, I'd guess Dell, HP, and others might see it in their interest to contribute to free desktop software. More users brings a more vibrant space sometimes. I switch off between Mac and Linux and Linux is fine for most things I want to do (Hulu being a notable exception). But I can also see how much companies have contributed to free software in the Linux world and that it's mostly server-useful software because Linux has a critical mass of users on the server end. And the more users you have, the more people who might want to scratch their own itch.