Druppy wrote: > > On Jun 4, 2008, at 3:02 PM, James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >>> >> >> So just what is it that is "pulling" to such an extent that someone will >> do the extra work to replace a pre-installed Linux with something >> Microsoft? >> > > > Games? Software Familiarity? Software Availability (AutoCAD for > example)? Ease of use of Proprietary Components (what started this > thread)? The list goes on. People are lazy and scared of change they > will always favor the popular / well known over the unknown. Even I > only have one Linux box left: > > Linux darphbobo 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 15:28:25 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux > 16:28:11 up 227 days, 19:39, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > > Everything else is either a Mac or a gaming box (windows). Does the > linux machine do what I need it to? Sure, it's a server, it sits there > and it runs year in and year out with the occasional hardware failure. > Do I feel like fighting with a desktop machine to do my browsing / email > / etc? Do I feel like not being able to play the latest games? No, so > I have a windows machine for that. > > Now imagine if you only had 1 PC that had to meet all your needs, > including gaming. What OS would you use? (I know someone is going to > reply to this with the example some game that runs on Linux, so let me > get it out of the way: No one cares; if it can't play all the latest and > greatest games it's meaningless for most families with kids). > > On top of that I still have yet to see a really good GUI in Linux. I > think there is a lot to learn from OSX for example. Everything I see in > X still seems... archaic. > > I've probably become one of "them" haven't I? ;)
Heh! I can't criticize anyone for using the tool that makes most sense to them. This is probably a new thread, but I wonder what you mean by "a really good GUI"? Could you give some examples of likes and dislikes? Regards, ..jim -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
