Imagine the porn you can buy with the $250 you'll save/not waste.

Really, the only thing right now that I find to be inferior in Linux is flash support. Flash is really shitty, in fact, but it works, and I don't need it that often.

Really, think of it not in terms of someone who's had windows for years and might want to switch, but in terms of someone who's never had a computer and wants to start learning. It's not that much harder to get started with Ubuntu than it is to get started with Windows.

Other than running the latest windows-based games, you're not missing out on much with linux, and frankly, the price is right