Having problems converting a friend to Linux?

Read this very helpful list of 22 strong arguments compiled by Matthew Helmke “What is the coolest thing you can do using Linux that you can’t do with Windows or on a Mac?“.

My personal favourites:

#2. Have the latest version of the operating system run faster than the previous version on the same hardware
#7. Give away copies of the operating system and other programs that run on it without breaking any laws, governmental or ethical or moral, because it was all intended to be used this way
#19. Use the same hardware for more than 5 years before it really needs to be replaced…