If it becomes possible to play up to date and current games, then yes this will change the picture allot. I have tried to persuade many of my friends to switch

If it becomes possible to play up to date and current games, then yes this will change the picture allot. I have tried to persuade many of my friends to switch to Linux, but I am always met with the same question: can I play X,Y,Z. And when my answer is not as well as on Windows, then they always decline. Gaming is the only barrier that I have met from my friends. My wife wants MS office because that is what they use on her workplace. So the point about low conversion do to the corporate world could seem plausible, but I do not think so. Most companies that I have work for is afraid to change because the employees are afraid of change. If people start using GNU/Linux at home the barrier for change will be much lower in the workspace. And adoption can move ahead rapidly.