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ForceSphere:
quote:Originally posted by HibbeeBoy:
I think the biggest hurdle is getting the manufacturers (Dell, Compaq etc) to at least offer a Linux alternative.
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Slowly but surly i think that is changing, Like you said WalMart is now offering a Linux alternative, trashy? maybe, but a step in the right direction. As more people buy from WalMart their will be a bigger demand for linux products, and if it takes off good, we may be looking at a race between Windows and Linux. Although right now Linux can run circles around Windows, maybe Microsoft will be forced to get their shit together and actually put out some good OS's, and if not, Microsoft will more less be forced to support Linux software or people would hate them. Hopes? Yes, but i hope to the fullest extent that this happends.
***note*** I refuse to say anything bad about Lindows until I try it, Although the CEO is a douche bag, idea stealing, impersoniator doesnt mean his OS sucks. At least i hope it doesnt because it representing Linux to people who buy at WalMart.
ForceSphere:
quote:Originally posted by Jimmy James: Mac Commando:
people are stupid. that's why. you show them a perfectly viable... no, a VASTLY SUPERIOR alternative, and they stick with their shit.
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"Hate the game, not the player" just because someone is ignorant on a computer does not make them stupid, likewise, just because some1 uses windows does not make them stupid, if your just going to use your computer for chating or email (typical user) i see no need to upgrade to Linux, although it wouldn't hurt.
I think all schools should teach Linux basics, I wrote a letter to my school about it and they took me out of class for about a half an hour and talked to me about it. They said they would think about it, that basicly means "no" but I feel I helped the cause, and it may add in a decision they may make later on down the road
Stryker:
quote:Originally posted by Force:
Slowly but surly i think that is changing, Like you said WalMart is now offering a Linux alternative, trashy? maybe, but a step in the right direction. As more people buy from WalMart their will be a bigger demand for linux products, and if it takes off good, we may be looking at a race between Windows and Linux. Although right now Linux can run circles around Windows, maybe Microsoft will be forced to get their shit together and actually put out some good OS's, and if not, Microsoft will more less be forced to support Linux software or people would hate them. Hopes? Yes, but i hope to the fullest extent that this happends.
***note*** I refuse to say anything bad about Lindows until I try it, Although the CEO is a douche bag, idea stealing, impersoniator doesnt mean his OS sucks. At least i hope it doesnt because it representing Linux to people who buy at WalMart.
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And you notice how Lindows is not free? I've tried it, was able to download it for free from their site actually. I don't like it, but it's alright if you are the typical email and chat user. I'd try to stay clear of it considering they, like microsoft, try to rip you off. I doubt any desktop manufacturer will include a free operating system any time soon. I'm not saying linux shouldn't be free, i'm just saying that from a manufacturer's view point it's not worth it if it's free.
ForceSphere:
damn...thats sad...If it really does blow hard that will leave a horrid taste of what Linux is in the mouths of them people. Once again i do not want to slander Lindows because i am ignorant to their OS.
hm_murdock:
Force, it wasn't my meaning to say that all Windows users are stupid. my apologies
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