That's again the "free as in free beer" more important than the always pin pointed "free as in free speech".
Well he's absolutely right. For most Windows users, it is a matter of getting free beer, rather than free speech. That's why piracy is so rampant and millions and millions of dollars go into all this DRM nonsense that means that you're only allowed to use your software for as long as it is officially supported. Do you recognize that even in the freeware department there are a lot more alternatives on windows than on Linux
Rubbish. Name one freeware Outlook replacement? On Linux there is Novell Evolution. The only reason Windows could possibly have more "free" software diversity is in the areas where Linux/FreeBSD applications (like Open Office) are ported, and the truth of the matter is that most of the freeware available for Windows is only free (as in beer) because it would be pointless to charge for it, since it's absolutely horrible. Creative ppl are picky on their tools.
No they aren't. They're fanatically religious about the tools they've chosen or were first introduced to. It has nothing to do with being picky.