-- Is 64bit Linux/Ubuntu a worthwhile alternative to use as a general use OS?
Absolutely. I use it everyday in an office environment and at home.
-- Does Linux make a good secondary OS? (any dual-boot issues, for instance?)
A better primary OS. Windows is nothing but an inconvenience to me.
-- What is the future of Microsoft's Windows operating system?
Hopefully bleak. They are losing ground on a daily basis with more people migrating to OS X/Ubuntu
-- Will Vista be dominant, or crash and burn against competitors Linux/Mac?
MS peddles to accounting types, not technical types. The accounting types then mandate these standards. I've seen this happen personally. Vista won't be dominant because it's utter crap, but Windows won't ever be completely gone. Though even our Windows admin at work uses Ubuntu at home so who knows?
-- Will Windows XP do for another 5 years?
If I had to use Windows I'd use 2000.. so I guess it may work.
-- Is Leopard gonna kick their buts out the desktop market?
Technically yes.. but the problem is, people are afraid to switch. My wife used my Mac Mini for about a month. She admitted it was faster and less problematic but since MS made Office work somewhat differently on the MacOS she insisted on going back to XP. Why? She didn't want to spend time re-learning a few things even if it meant saving headaches down the road.
-- How big is the desktop Linux userbase anyway? What gaps in the market has Linux filled?
It's small but growing, especially with distros like Ubuntu who have gone to great lengths to make a pleasant desktop experience. We have a lot of OS X/Ubuntu users at my office.
-- How commercial is Linux?
I do not understand the question
-- Is Amiga coming back to take them all out? Lol
Not with Bill at the helm
