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Linux Can't Kill Windows

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-his-opinion-he-could-be-wrong dept.

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.'"

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  1. Excellent Article! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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    1. Re:Excellent Article! by millennial · · Score: 5, Funny

      "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.

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    2. Re:Excellent Article! by sammy+baby · · Score: 5, Funny
      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.
  2. Re:I disagree by paulhar · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    Who? The editor?

  3. RE: Linux Can't Kill Windows by Lehk228 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux Can't Kill Windows

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

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  4. Re:Long term impact by Vinnie_333 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Who knows where Linux will be in 20 years?

    It will be replaced by mentats.

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