may now it's time for me to speak my opinion after I switched from Linux to OS X for more than a month. The things I like about Linux: 1. the feeling of total control (probably not applicable to common users) 2. the fun of rpm digging (probably not applicable to users who like stability) 3. nice development environment 4. not too hard to find a solution (finding solutions fors Mac is nightmare) The things I like about OS X: 1. beautiful GUI, with tons of nice gadgets i can play with 2. Photoshop