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

Re:OS X and Java - HEY MODS GET A CLUE

[bmw]

Heh. I knew that post would got moderated into oblivion but it was definitely a serious comment. I'm not just some anti-java nut. There are applications I would love to use on a regular basis but because they are written in Java it's just too painful. This is a reality regardless of whether people who like Java want to admit it or not.

Re:Excellent Article!

[Gr8Apes]

So that explains my one accepted submission!!! Now that you've revealed the secret, we can expect thousands of new articles.....

Re:Excellent Article!

[thewiz]

Mabye this is why I can't seem to get a submission accepted...I'm just not being inflammatory enough.

Perhaps we should form a group of /.ers that have the same problem. Nothing more frustrating than to submit an article, have it rejected, then see it posted after being submitted by someone else who puts an inflammatory spin on the topic.

And I thought /. was a "no-spin" zone; except for atomic/subatomic particles.

Re:This article is -1 flamebait

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And Slashdot is -1 Overrated.

I love this

[MasTRE]

April 14, 8:49AM: Linux: Linux Can't Kill Windows
April 14, 8:00AM: Adobe Releases Acrobat Client for Linux

=>8-D

Re:OS X and Java - HEY MODS GET A CLUE

[bmw]

I can understand your complaint, but it is more likely that you have not used quality Java apps

I'm afraid this is not the case at all. EVERY java app I've used runs painfully slow and uses a ridiculous amount of resources for what it does. I don't care how badly something was written it should not perform this badly. There's a lot of software out there that is poorly written and none of it comes anywhere near the shabby performance that I see with ALL java apps.

Re:User interfaces are important, though

[hammeredpeon]

I have a masters in Dumbfuckingdialogology and I still can't get windows to work right, you insensitive clod!