That brings an important point - How exactly do you measure the market for a Free product?
That's like saying "there is no market for *air* because the sales of air are terrible" Sure, nobody's making money from it, but that doesn't mean that air has no fit in the workplace. YOU try going to work and not using any air. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM, mat branyon <mat.bran...@gmail.com> wrote: > regardless of what the article says, i still use linux as my desktop. also > as my server, and now my phone too. > > as for work, i managed to convince vp pointy hair that i need linux as my > desktop, but i still run windows in a vm for office. > > just my .02 > > On Nov 23, 2009 2:25 PM, "Jerald Sheets" <que...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The false assumption I keep seeing being made, though, is that techies wind > up choosing Windows because they prefer it. > > That is *NOT* the case. I have used Linux as my primary desktop now for > almost a decade. Most often, I am required by $WORK to carry a windows > desktop. That means they *force *me to do so. > > Unless you have some specific app that is only available in Win-land, there > is no reason to use Windows on the desktop any more, except when brain-dead > $WORK demands it. > > Brain-dead pointy-haired bosses have rejected Linux on the desktop. Get > over it. > > --- > Jerald M. Sheets jr. > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Jarred White <jwh...@pncpa.com> wrote: > > > Hah, great article. T... > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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