The things that - to me, at least - are better about a Linux/Un*x-based desktop only became apparent after spending at lot of time using it (a year, maybe 18 mo

The things that - to me, at least - are better about a Linux/Un*x-based desktop only became apparent after spending at lot of time using it (a year, maybe 18 months). Which makes me pretty bad at convincing people to give it a try - "Yeah, it sucks at first, but trust me, in year you will love it" is not a good pitch. (OTOH, having first installed SuSE Linux about sixteen years ago, the process of getting a Linux desktop setup is soooo much smoother these days.)