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Will linux defat or reduce Microsoft, if yes when.

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hm_murdock:

quote:No offence, but you're wrong.
Their can't be any free choice when MS has a monopoly.
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There can't be... not their :-p

And how do you figure? If there is now choice, then why am I sitting here with an Apple computer? How is it that you run Linux? There obviously IS choice.

 
quote:I don't like OS X, but don't mind people using it.
(That's free choice.)
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And why don't you like it? I'm just curious. It doesn't matter to me, but it would help me understand a lot of your opinions better I think!

 
quote:I do mind people using MS Windows.
It's partly their fault MS has this monopoly.
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Partly, yes.

 
quote:If you like freedom of choice,
you don't want MS to keep existing.
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Perhaps. However, removing them as a choice does do just that. Removes another choice.

insomnia:

quote:And how do you figure? If there is now choice, then why am I sitting here with an Apple computer? How is it that you run Linux? There obviously IS choice.
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We're both not stupid.

 
quote:And why don't you like it? I'm just curious. It doesn't matter to me, but it would help me understand a lot of your opinions better I think!
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I don't dislike it.
It's just not my thing.
I like to do everything from source.

 
quote:Perhaps. However, removing them as a choice does do just that. Removes another choice.
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I know.
Still, ...
I don't care about them.
If you want to use MS, you should know people will dislike you.

[ April 17, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]

preacher:
There obviously is a choice, and it is indeed viable. After all there are many mac users who don't own a PC and many linux users who don't run windows at all(such as me).

Those who don't see it as a viable solution might have different needs than us as computer users, however all of the different systems have essentially the same set of basic features and that makes them viable to a large audience. That audience chooses not to use the different options for any number of reasons, but my main belief is availability. Linux is rarely found pre-installed on anything. Macs aren't carried in nearly as many places as PC's. I think this puts both of these two options at a great disadvantage. Macs have a much greater advantage than linux does to overtake windows on the desktop market because of the fact that it is available a lot more than linux already.

insomnia:

quote:Originally posted by ThePreacher Linux Game Master:
Macs have a much greater advantage than linux does to overtake windows on the desktop market because of the fact that it is available a lot more than linux already.
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Euhm...
Nope.
Thing is,
OS X doesn't run on PC...
So MS doesn't care about them.(as long as PC remains bigger...)
The reason why Linux will beat MS, is cause it's free.
They can't buy it and they can't use their money to stop it.

fireprogrammer:
If linux want's to beat microsoft they will have to spend more time in advertising, most people think that linux is a text oriented OS. People should be aware of the danger of installing WINDOWS, you will not only get a constantly crashing system, but also the virusses and anoying pop-ups are included if you use the system for a while.

fireprog's quote: If you like freedom of speech, don't use microsoft.

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