linux can never compete with windows, until it comes with solitaire, minesweeper and an animated bootscreen!
I cannot, in good conscience, participate in the poll because I have zero experience with linux. Now if the question were which do you prefer? I would choose windows because that's what I use and what I know.
I'm not familiar with it either but if I had to guess I would say that Linux runs circles around windoze. case in point: BSOD
I love linux, I do. But I've switched back to Windows based on ease of use and interoperability I'm trying MAC next
For a desktop windows hands down. Linux is good for some things, web hosting... Its a major pain to configure.