I think the biggest benefit of Linux is the likelihood of most of the software you are using to have some kind of terminal/shell/text-based interface which allo

I think the biggest benefit of Linux is the likelihood of most of the software you are using to have some kind of terminal/shell/text-based interface which allows for automation of tasks if you are so inclined. Pipes are fantastic. I have on numerous occasions encountered a task I need to repeat on Windows with a GUI application and cursed to the heavens that there is no way to automate the task, incredibly frustrating. -- Yes yes, Powershell, but it doesn't do everything. Plus, all the commercial software available, chances are it doesn't have any such feature/plugins.