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To: rarestia

That’s why its not mainstream consumer ready.


79 posted on 01/26/2014 7:09:17 PM PST by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: for-q-clinton

If a large PC OEM like HP or Dell provided a fully-functional laptop or desktop with Ubuntu Linux, would you buy it? Is the promise of technical support with a product a lynchpin for purchase?

Most people who buy a machine with Windows don’t ever call MS tech support. They call a tech-savvy family member or take the computer to a computer repair shop. Just because there’s no “mainstream” phone tree to call for Linux tech support doesn’t mean the product is inferior to any other.

Microsoft’s been compiling a library of drivers since the 90s and it’s included in almost every distribution of Windows. Why support old crap?


81 posted on 01/27/2014 5:18:38 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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