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The Next Leap for Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-easy-a-penguin-could-use-it dept.

Nrbelex writes "The New York Times is taking a look at the state of Linux. "Linux has always had a reputation of being difficult to install and daunting to use. Most of the popular Windows and Macintosh programs cannot be used on it, and hand-holding — not that you get that much of it with Windows — is rare. But those reasons for rejecting Linux are disappearing." The article discusses major PC makers' newest offers and compares them to their Windows counterparts."

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  1. Mod parent funny. Metamod negative mod down. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Morons with mod points ALWAYS try to ascribe trollish intent to posts when they don't "get" a joke.

  2. Re:Less keystrokes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would have modded you up, but you mean fewer keystrokes. "Less" is for singular nouns, "fewer" for plurals.

    Back to school for you!