To me, the answer is simple. The better choice is the one that someone's willing to pay you to work on ;) For me, that's been a LOT more on the W7/.net side of things, though I've also done a good bit of Linux stuff. Way too many zealots out there on both sides of this. It's not a good idea to get all personally invested in any technology - in 10 years, they could both be history. I agree with the posters here that it all depends on what you're doing. If you don't see a clear choice for your needs, try out both sides and see which fits better for you. And DON'T sink any anchors into whatever ground you find yourself in.

Naruki, people were trying to have a nice little discussion about a topic of general interest and you have very skillfully converted it into a debate about who is the biggest jerk. Well done. Ok, you have my vote on that one - now can you please drop this silliness so we can get back to something useful? :zzz: