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worker201:
Interesting new theory about why Linux is not the number one OS in the world, and how to fix it:
http://www.psychocats.net/essays/linuxdesktopmyth

I don't necessarily agree with the article, but the author does have some good points.

 
--- Quote ---This is why people "choose" Windows. It's already been chosen for them. It's everywhere. I didn't choose to use Windows when I was growing up any more than I chose to be a US citizen. I was born in the US, and I was born into Windows for all practical purposes.
--- End quote ---

GenuineAdvantage:
Me being middle middleclass, I don't buy any of this.

Too many assumptions and it's the same thing that's said all the time if you put it in a nutshell.

Linux isn't going to take over the top. People should just accept that. I've run into enough problems with even it's installation to know this. And yes, because the world of hardware caters to windows. Linux will grow sure, but it won't be #1. It is a character living in windows' dream.

piratePenguin:
What a huge bloated article. I read right up to when the pages purely about Windows started.

Somewhere near the top he said people claim "this year will be the year of desktop Linux" every year, and he just assumed the only reason people had to say this is that GNU/Linux gets more features, which is completely wrong. Many people would say both GNOME and KDE surpassed the Windows XP and even Vista desktop environment a long time ago. The difference now is that we have more people/businesses than ever trying to take things to the desktop, and I think that'll continue - there's a shit-load of money to be made.

H_TeXMeX_H:
Oh man, while reading that article I kept wondering when they would get to the point ... what is really stopping it ? and I scroll down and down and down .. and fuck I must of missed it :(

Well, maybe I didn't miss but gotta make sure. The point was that Linux isn't ready for the masses because the companies selling desktop and notebook computers won't make a profit off of selling computers pre-installed with Linux ?

worker201:
The author's main premise seems to be that installation of an Operating System is unacceptable, and that the key to sales growth is to have the OS come preinstalled on your computer, thus hopefully dropping the number of times you ever need to install to zero.  I disagree with this.  But I still think there is some interesting and valid shit in between the first and last paragraphs.

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