XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.os2.advocacy   
   From: steve@nospam.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:55:40 -0700, linux-sux wrote:   
      
   >   
   > The Anthill Mob wrote:   
   >> Face it Linux has had more than enough time to make it's presence known   
   >> as a desktop system and it has failed miserably. THird world countries   
   >> and a handful of minor companies don;t even put a ping in Microsoft's   
   >> market.   
   >>   
   >> So I ask, is Linux desktop headed for extinction like BEOS and OS/2 both   
   >> of which were superior to Windows.   
   >>   
   >> Linux is free, supports a fair amount of hardware and includes a ton of   
   >> free programs so why isn't anyone interested? Common sense would dictate   
   >> Linux would steamroll Microsoft, yet Linux remains a virtual unknown   
   >> amongst average Jane. Why?   
   >> Maybe because it sucks and the public is not interested?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > no. linux isn't the next beos or os2. linux sucks much worse than either   
   > one of those.   
      
   I take it you have used all three and you can give comparative examples.   
      
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