Why Do People Switch To Linux?

tadelste writes "During the last month, Lxer.com conducted a survey of readers who use Linux. They asked readers why they switched to Linux and received a plethora of answers. Surprisingly, anti-Microsoft sentiment had less to do with the choice than one might imagine. Linux stands on its own merits. Anti-Microsoft sentiment comes from Microsoft's paranoia, which results in quotes like the one that had Bill Gates saying he'd put Linux in the Computer museum like he has other competitors." A respondent quote from the article: "It took me about a year to switch from W2K to Linux. The timing in the development of all of the Desktop elements has obviously been critical. If I'd tried any sooner, the whole thing would never have come together. Improved hardware support and equivalent apps have been a big part of the successful transition, and, I owe thanks to many in the Linux community for making that happen at an astounding rate and giving me my functional Desktop OS." Why do you think folks switch?

Comments

Re:What a stupid survey.

[antifoidulus]

Shhh...the little groupthinking parrots are trying to mimick eachother, you'll disrupt the groupthink with your "logic"
Please, someone think of the groupthink!

wtf?! That has to be the lamest question ever.

[BLQWME]

Why don't you ask why people switch from Vaseline to KY Jelly. 'Cuz they wanted to... I'll switch when more apps (read games) are developed for LINUX and when I can get a driver for new hardware easily. And don't give me the emulation crap or driver support has greatly improved crap either. Yeah... this is flame bait!!!