Reality is, Yes; Microsoft have an edge on marketing and it will always be ...[holding you on the cheek] (it's business Tony!). the one who wins is the one that can stand the competition. Vista have introduced new features and raised the bar. can that be achieved? .. I bet it can. Microsoft did it!. others can too, Apple did that even before. regarding the UI candy you mentioned in the artical you should have done your home work Kido! Gnome have most of these sugger candy for you. I agree 100% Linux need awarness and some bags of money to be thrown on marketing to some "Paid"or believer Journalists. Will someone from Novell, Red Hat, or Canonical please pay this guy something?! I guarantee you he will write something better. »