And you don't want that.
Don't even try, you cannot win.
Posted on 08/15/2011 6:06:08 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Face it. You cannot win against logic this good.
I don’t really care about the wider adoption of Linux on the desktop. As long as it’s still lively enough to keep up with continued development, I’m good with running a platform that is stable, robust, and relatively virus/malware free. Let the rest of the world continue to be stuck dealing with the crap they have to put up with in a Microsoft operating system. i have email filters to deal with their spam-spewing zombies.
Not porn--X is the Roman ten--hence Linux is a ten.
linux has a serious problem penetrating the mass market. It is still pretty much a technobabble device for endusers.
I am will to bet if the article was “apple disregards linux” the mac snobs will be circling the waggons in support.
Linux is a hobbyist platform for script kiddies and wannabees. It is not a serious operating system.Yeah. Sure.
Tell that to Google, Amazon, Netflix, The New York Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange (after a disastrous attempt to use Windows). You probably have Linux computers in your house (computer routers, Tivo and other DVRs, Televisions, etc.).
But if it makes you feel better to think that Linux is only a hobbyist platform, you go right ahead.
And you don't want that.
Don't even try, you cannot win.
Not serious companies. Show me Linux in a company that actually does something.
LOL!
In fact, I can guarantee that you are using it right now.
The question is, what will the desktop be in a couple of years.
I suggest that eventually the handheld device will be the desktop, and will simply be wirelessly attached to the monitor and keyboard, or a docking station, when you want to use it as in a similar manner to a desktop.
My take?
Linux’s trajectory is up.
MS’s trajectory is down.
Where and when the lines cross and in response to what events is anyone’s guess. But in my opinion the eventual outcome is virtually certain.
You must be using the command line.
Possibly. I don’t disagree with you but I don’t agree yet. We’ll have to wait and see. I actually see those devices as merely being adjuncts to the desktop that you can take with you—but it won’t be the primary device (storage or otherwise) for most homes.
Not now, certainly, but in a few years, they should be just as powerful as any desktop, or at least good enough to function as a desktop.
OK, you've convinced me. I'm going to switch back to a REAL computer and OS:Tell that to Google, Amazon, Netflix, The New York Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange (after a disastrous attempt to use Windows).Not serious companies. Show me Linux in a company that actually does something.
Excellent point. I give you high marks in the Logic and Deductive Reasoning department.
Do not underestimate the Commodore. Furthermore, I have it on good authority that the Vic-20 is poised for a comeback.
Windows is good for those who are familiar with it, and don't need to perform tasks for which it is not well suited. When you try to conform another OS into the same mold as Windows, you will be disappointed, and feel like it is not up to the same level of competence as Windows, when the reality is that in some (if not most) areas, Linux is much more refined and developed than Windows is.
Linux is not Windows and shouldn't be treated, or judged, by the same standards.
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