Did you guys uninstall IE?

I'm confused. Did you guys uninstall your IE? I'm wondering how to make it so that Foxfire is my default browser so that when I check my email through MSN Messenger, it will open with FF. Is there a way to do this?

i dont think anyone is arguing that linux is easier to use than windows or macs. if you want your games to Just Work, buy an xbox or a ps2.

as far as i can tell, linux (2.6 kernel) is a MUCH better desktop than windows. under load, it is still really responsive. windows gets hella slow with 100% cpu usage. the UI is much also more customizable and generally can be better designed than windows, especially in using the keyboard for basic navigation.  terminals are also much easier to use on linux. they are such a pain on windows.

in my experience games have been at least as easy to install under linux as windows. they also install themselves nicely in a single folder and put their config files nicely in your home directory, instead of spewing random shit all over the place like they do in windows. they also run just as fast as on windows.

about linux having less apps than windows: yeah it does have less apps. many, many less. but the apps generally actually freaking work nicely and dont spew random shit all over the place. they dont take over your entire system and irreversably install themselves in every nook and crany and pop up all the freaking time trying to do everything for you. linux also has some nice apps not available on windows.

mplayer plays every video i have every tried to play with it just fine. it took me ages to set up all my codecs and crap under windows

gimp and gaim are both excellent apps and work better under linux than windows

updating linux (atleast with gentoo) is much easier than windows. no navigating stupid websites all the time, just type "emerge sync && emerge -uD world" and wait a little while...
in the same vein, installing progams is generally much easier. to install the gimp, for instance, just type "emerge gimp-2.0," no looking around for installers, downloading them, clicking through stupid wizards, etc.

anyway, i can do everything better under linux that i could under windows, and it doesnt constantly piss me off.