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It was off-topic. And BTW, most of your developing nations use primarily dial-up (in the areas that get any service at all). This also happens to be a huge market that the Linux community is trying to anchor themselves in.

I made that comment in this context: about the only place this debate between Linux vs. Windows takes place in such a heated manner is the US. It seems (anecdotally, anyway) that Microsoft has its hooks in the deepest here in the States. That's not to say that no one else cares about Microsoft's dubious business practices. But we in the US seem to have the most difficult time getting an Intel-based (non Apple) computer without Windows preinstalled. Also, in this country, a great many people seem to have broadband Internet access, perhaps more than anywhere else in the world. Again, this is all anecdotal, and I have no evidence to support my supposition. It also seems that a lot of emphasis and assumption, between software updates for all platforms and online music and video services, is being placed on broadband connectivity. It was with all that in mind that I made that comment.

Having said that, I don't know where you get the idea that the Linux community is trying to anchor itself specifically in the dial-up market. Just the act alone of downloading an ISO to try out any distibution precludes a dial-up Internet connection. So if we're going to talk about Linux, vs. Windows, we must also take for granted that the modern use of a computer almost requires broadband access. I really think you modded me down without thinking.