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Quantum Reality 
The things that would push me to Linux more than anything else is the following:
1. Allowing Firefox to push updates more frequently through the OS's update mechanism rather than locking that down (you can't update Linux FF through FF, only when the OS's central repository update manager itself pushes out the update)
2. Effortless and reliable DVD and Blu-Ray playback without messing about via mechanisms you have to google to find because no-one will lay it out plainly that the OS lacks all the features of disc playback due to licencing restrictions.
3. A media player with the same interface (or as near as) Media Player Classic, which would include being able to play back subtitle files.
1) You could always tarball if you're that impatient as FF is available that way too. Some distros are really right on it so you could always move to them.
2) DVD works fine for me in everything. Bluray, you can either MakeMkv or or you can use MakeMkv to decrypt and feed into a player. Plus, someone had posted some current keys for some bluray discs. But again...this is misdirected anger/complaints. This is not Linux's fault. It is the producers. You want things to change than you speak with the wallet and complain to them.
3) Eh...XBMC in Linux is much better. Sure it's a little "bloated" but hell it's so easy to use and get everything working that the trade off is worth it.
