Why Windows 7 will crush Linux
By Ron Barrett on Fri, 01/09/09 - 3:04pm.
Somewhat off topic, but saves me from having to post a vanity.
I have a EeePC (701) with Xandros Linux, Firefox 2.0 and Flash 9.0.
The newer EeePC has GNU Linux. I was wondering if anyone knows how difficult it would be to make the switch to GNU Linux and upgrade to Firefox 3.5 and Flash 10??
The XP virtual machine (that comes with Windows 7) appears to work pretty well, although you have to run Windows Update to bring it up to the latest. It actually starts with Internet Explorer 6!!!
It's WinXP SP3. You would think that Microsoft would at least have brought all the other packages to the current release.
Who says Microsoft won’t do it if the O/S market becomes weird and unprofitable?
Microsoft wins because people are used to it.
The author in the article makes several incorrect statements like Windows has ease of installation. I run Linux and Windows on all my machines. Windows *never* runs correctly until I load all kinds of drivers. Then I have to pay for all the software that runs on it. Sometimes the software costs $20 and does things Windows should just freaking do.
I load Eeebuntu on my Eee901 (for instance), and it just runs. No additional drivers and no additional programs.
Linux will never win simply because of the McDonald’s factor. The food may suck, but at least they know what it tastes like.