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Bill Gates On Linux
King-of-darkness writes "USA Today had an interview with Bill Gates on june the 30th. Gates seems to be considering Linux as a passing thru competition just like OS/2., and That Microsoft are the ones that keep pushing new technologies."
Thank you for quite possibly the most moronic sheep comment on Slashdot. Ever.
Same arrogant user base, who fails to look at the needs of those who have no experience with computers. (you want a wizard to install apps? Heck no, just compiler your app!)
Still just like OS/2, Linux is behind MS in UI optimization, for the reason mentioned above. Say what you will about MS, but most of the windows apps work the same way. With Linux, it's a crap shoot.. cut and paste works sometimes (if you get lucky), each developer comes up with his own shortcuts, etc.
Blah.
There is work to do. Linux is a great server system, but it is well behind windows on the desktop.
Among newspapers, #2 behind USA Today is the Wall Street Journal, only about 10% lower. And #3 is the NY Times.
You think WSJ readers are intelligent? Haven't you seen the Monty Python skits?
"I'm a chartered accountant and my name is... Well, I can't remember my name right now, but I am a chartered accountant."
Granted, he probably read the Financial Times instead but six of one...
And how about that WSJ editorial page. Absolute, total, utter, lying bullshit. It takes an idiot to believe that stuff. NYT ain't much better (Judith Miller, anybody?)
And as if trying to prove the guy's point, how about this sentence in the USA Today article,
"We're actually providing even lower pricing now for education then[sic] we ever have..."
I expect that kind of writing on Slashdot, but this is supposedly a journalist writing this article.
- Hail to our fearless misleader! Fool speed ahead!
And Linux hasn't? Start nameing OS features that Linux 'invented' and didn't just rework.
Given that most people do not know about Mozilla, do not know about popup blockers, and do not know about the powertoys Microsoft offers, it is irrelevent to the average user who does not download any so-called add-ons to their operating system.
Only in your mind.
The average user knows how to download stuff and install it just fine. Napster would never have had the millions of people using it, if your theory was correct. Perhaps the reality is that the features you talk about really just aren't that compelling to the average user?
I know I could do without tabbed browsing, and multi-desktops isn't all that useful. I only need popup blocking because of other lamers.
Users care about what's on their system at the time of the installation, they don't like to get out of their way and spend time getting extra plugins.
You're definately a typical Linux user. You've never had to deal with endusers, or you'd know this statement is false.