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Getting Past "Ready For the Desktop"

Posted by timothy on from the it's-been-ready-for-mine-for-a-while dept.

Jeremy LaCroix suggests in an editorial at Linux.com that the phrase "ready for the desktop" is ready for retirement. As anyone who's been using Linux for several years (or even a few) for everyday tasks knows, "ready for the desktop" is in the eye of the beholder.

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  1. Oh dear... by FoolsGold · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this story doesn't garner at LEAST 1000 comments, then Slashdot isn't ready for the Internet.

    1. Re:Oh dear... by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's not just x64 Linux that has issues with flash. x64 Windows XP/Vista can't do it either (provided you're using IE x64 or even Firefox--Minefield x64). This is neither Microsoft nor the Linux community's fault, rather that of Adobe for being completely lazy and worthless. Nah, it's just that Adobe can only afford PentiumII machines to program on because nobody ever pays for Photoshop.

      Get Windows users to buy their software and they'll upgrade to 64 bit. ;)
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  2. From TFA by Undead+NDR · · Score: 4, Funny

    The fact is, there are just as many people out there who have difficulty using Windows as there are who have trouble using Linux.

    Well, I really hope that isn't the case, given the respective market share.
    1. Re:From TFA by Dephex+Twin · · Score: 2, Funny

      WHOOSH!

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  3. Re:Ready for the desktop? by Horatio_Hellpop · · Score: 5, Funny

    //And what's your definition of "any application"?// Probably an application. Like, any of them.

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  4. Re:Ready for the laptop! by adrianbaugh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, I have that too. Large parts of my experience are still pretty inconsistent, particularly most of the drunken times at university.

    Not sure what it has to do with linux being ready though... ;-)

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  5. Re:"Ready for my mom's desktop." by Keyper7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I completely agree!

    Furthermore, if Britney Spears' music sucks, how come she hit the top of the charts so many times, huh, HUH? [1]

    Take THAT, you geek smartasses!

    [1] I'm talking about the beggining of her career, obviously.

  6. Re:Ready for the desktop? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Including xterm?

  7. Re:Preaching to the choir by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meanwhile, a billion users worldwide somehow manage to run Windows without the free technical support of a resident geek. And, speaking on behalf of the spam botnet industry, I'd like to warmly thank them all.
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  8. Re:DOS by sjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a good thing Windows is so friendly and intuitive to use. Why would anyone want to edit text file configs in Linux when they can just locate the key "jknb31r289cjk1289" and change it (obviously) to "9889cfjk12q9fcvfd"