I have been a windows user for as long as I have been a computer user. Lately I have been getting sick of the way Microsoft plays the market. I'm interested in seeing where I can go with Linux but hesitant because of the incomparability with most programs built to work with windows. So my question is directed at Linux users: are compatibility issues a major problem? Can Linux "play" windows to support it's programs or can it only support the programs that create specific Linux clients?