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From: lloydparsons@me.com
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John Slade wrote:
> On 8/4/2011 11:22 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:28:24 -0400, Flint wrote:
> >
> >> For some things, a slightly larger tool is needed to get the job done.
> >> But the latte sippers believe the lie "Awwwww, that's alright honey,
> >> its not how big it is, its how you use it..." .
> >
> > While we're playing around with advocacy, I'll point out that the Windows
> > fanbois still believe that when it comes to software, "What you get for
> > nothing is good for nothing," and refuse to look at Linux while the Linux
> > fanbois (myself included) prefer to say, "Why by milk when a cow is free?"
> >
>
> I'm a Linux advocate. I use Linux Mint and Mandriva.
> However Linux is lacking in a lot of hardware support when it
> comes to TV capture devices and tuners. Linux is great for doing
> mundane tasks that need stability like running servers. Linux
> isn't good for playing games on a computer, yet. On the bright
> side Android is based on Linux and does those things well even
> if on mobile devices. Maybe some day Linux will have some killer
> games and killer apps that will make it more popular. Right now
> it's at about 1% of the home user market. I wish it was more.
>
> John
I don't think you'll see the day that would happen. One of the touted
strengths of Linux is that there are multiple UIs available and all
those distributions. And while those are certainly strengths to a
miniscule part of the desktop market, to the broader desktop market
those are a real weakness.
Desktop Linux will remain mostly a hobbyist use, imo.
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