The Linux Saga, Part 1: The Leap Home?

A tale of operating systems & stubbornness, with one too many relationship analogies. Part 1 | Part 2 (sooner) | Part 3 (soon) The permanent desktop. First, two disclaimers: 1) Yes, I am a walking contradiction… 2) This is not a review of Linux Mint. So, I just obliterated my Windows 7 installation and installed Linux Mint. No dual booting, no safety nets…How did this happen to an Apple fanboy-turned-Windows 7 fanboy? (Subquestion: Did it have something to do with my third Xbox 360 dying? You’re goddamn right it did!) After being seduced (the perfect word for their marketing)...