Linux Can't Kill Windows

nberardi writes "Infoworld is running an article in which the author claims 'Linux is established and has a niche that, as various pendulums swing, will grow and shrink. Show me charts and stats and benchmarks that prove Linux superior to Windows in every measure and I'll not argue with you. But no matter how much money and dedication is poured into Linux, it will never put a dent in Windows' mind share or market share because Linux is an operating system, a way -- and probably the best way -- to make system hardware do what it's told. But you can't turn Linux into a platform even if you brand it, box it, and put a pricey sticker on it.'"

Comments

Excellent Article!

[bigtallmofo]

Let's start with the unsensational headline of "Linux Can't Kill Windows", follow through the article to no rational arguments as to why this is, and ending with a "Stay tuned; I'll tell you all about it."

Seems like a well-thought out article that certainly wasn't created for the purpose of increasing impressions or generating clicks to advertisers on the site.

Re:Excellent Article!

[millennial]

"Self-Contained" means that everything you need should be in the operating system. Like a media player, a web browser, an e-mail client, an IM client, a basic Word(Pad) processor, a notepad...

They're all integral parts of the OS, after all.

Re:Excellent Article!

[El_Muerte_TDS]

Down-time isn't predictable in Linux.

Re:Excellent Article!

[sammy baby]

I think you have it slightly backwards - it's the articles that are usually trollish. The writeups should be highly credulous. Here's an example:

OMG!!! i just red that linus totally bitch slapped tridge, took his milk money, and called him a no skilz pozer! and the guy from bitkeeper wuz all like, ha ha, you suck!

Fun for the whole family.

Re:I disagree

[paulhar]

> What does branding it, boxing it and putting on a price tag, have to do with a tool doing a job?

Who? The editor?

Re:This article is -1 flamebait

[Andrewkov]

Well, look at the bright side, at least we haven't seen this one before!

Re:Long term impact

[tm2b]

Who knows where Linux will be in 20 years?

It will be obsoleted by the Hurd. I would be more interested in the advancement of Free Software.

The first time I heard someone talking about how the HURD would kick every other Unix's ass was from RMS at a party... in 1990.

RE: Linux Can't Kill Windows

[Lehk228]

Linux Can't Kill Windows

I see someone didn't try to dual boot Fedora Core 2

Re:Long term impact

[Vinnie_333]

Who knows where Linux will be in 20 years?

It will be replaced by mentats.

Re:Long term impact

[caluml]

You party with RMS? That's either cool, or very, very sad. :)

Re:I disagree

[hey!]

That sounds like an advertisement:

Announcer: We're here at the Vigneswara Call Processing Center in Bangalore, India, where we've secretly replaced the customer service reps' Windows XP with Linux. Let's listen in.

Operator: Wow! That went completely smoothly.

Announcer: Did you know we replaced your Windows with Linux?

Operator: Impossible! Where's the bitter CLI taste?

Announcer (tapping the keyboard a few times): Right here!

Operator: Amazing! Can I work a third consecutive shift please?

Supervisor (shocked): they never ask for a third shift with Windows!