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Here is an article in ComputerWorld about how you can go about switching to Linux without losing functionality:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/art ... hm_ts_head

A fairly nice link included in the article is a list of Apps that compare Windows apps to Linux ones:
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html

Just finished putting 64bit Ubuntu on my new laptop. Still a few minor kinks to work outttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Ubuntu is very nice!

well, other than getting my graphics card to work at its full ability. hopefully nVidia is going to get a driver out soon.