Since Dell, for one, now sells computers with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, I'd say the assumption is wrong. Common use of Linux is in fact spreading. And that psychologists story isn't exactly scientific.
Personally I began using the 64 bit version of Ubuntu, because under Linux I can render 3d models 40% faster than under Windows XP.
Since Dell, for one, now sells computers with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, I'd say the assumption is wrong. Common use of Linux is in fact spreading. And that psychologists story isn't exactly scientific. Personally I began using the 64 bit version of Ubuntu, because under Linux I can render 3d models 40% faster than under Windows XP.