As a GNU/Linux user since '97, I've used many distributions over the years, but now I'm down to just two that I use in my day to day life.
1. Arch Linux on three laptops and one desktop all running encrypted btrfs root filesystems, and two Raspberry Pies each running their roots off of 1TB, unencrypted ext4 external drives.
2. NixOS on an Asus Eee PC 900HD netbook with an unencrypted XFS root filesystem. The functional language for the package manager and system configuration, as well as the interesting package pool symlinking, makes for a unique GNU/Linux experience. I use this for Common Lisp coding and server administration when I'm on the go.
All systems run StumpWM as their desktop environment, though the Pies are usually running headless as a simulated OpenVMS cluster, and dual torrent seed boxes.
With the recent PRISM info leak, I can't help but think Ballmer is instituting damage control for himself, as well as distancing himself from the negativity. Most likely the smartest move he could make.