A: if the Linux software DOES NOT look and work like Microsoft product and is not compatible feature-for-feature, then select this option to post the standard "Linux software cant do this but Microsoft software can - and Linux is harder to use (because everyone knows how to use Microsoft software already)" line.
B: if the Linux software DOES look and work like Microsoft product and/or is compatible feature-for-feature, then select this option to post the standard "This is a great idea if you...
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I dont agree with the "Killer application" theories.
No one is going to switch OS for 1 application, no matter how good it is. They'll just run it in a VM and keep using windows or whatever else they run.
A second reason is that if this feature is so new that no one currently uses it, then why will people switch? I figure, if something's not needed now, why will it be suddenly needed just because its on linux?
Personally I think there will never be a YOTLD. Linux adoption rates have shown us that. I think that linux adoption will continue to climb at the rate that it has, no more, no less. Eventually it may get to the point where it challenges other OS's market share but that time is still a long way off.
I've been using Linux on my desktop for over 7 years. MY year of linux on my desktop was around 2000-2001.
On another note, regardless of what you think of Linux - we now have several of the world's major PC makers offering Linux as an option on both desktop and server PCs. For an OS that started where Linux did, thats an awesome acheivement in itself. The fact that linux has not and still is not slowing down only makes that more positive news.
Here's some facts to help the trolls back to reality.
Microsoft has an agreement with NOVELL, not openSUSE.
The agreement does NOT cover openSUSE.
openSUSE is covered by the GPL.
Novell contributes to openSUSE, both with human and financial resources.
I believe that openSUSE has only features ADDED by novell, so how can they be crippling anything when they are only adding value to bundled applications (ie. OpenOffice).
People on here seem happy to use and defend windows and even MacOS and yet still complain about the company behind openSUSE having an unrelated agreement with MS.
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A: if the Linux software DOES NOT look and work like Microsoft product and is not compatible feature-for-feature, then select this option to post the standard "Linux software cant do this but Microsoft software can - and Linux is harder to use (because everyone knows how to use Microsoft software already)" line.
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Segmentation fault.
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Hmm yes Microsoft probably would survive better without Steve Jobs (at the head of Apple). :)
I dont agree with the "Killer application" theories.
No one is going to switch OS for 1 application, no matter how good it is. They'll just run it in a VM and keep using windows or whatever else they run.
A second reason is that if this feature is so new that no one currently uses it, then why will people switch? I figure, if something's not needed now, why will it be suddenly needed just because its on linux?
Personally I think there will never be a YOTLD. Linux adoption rates have shown us that. I think that linux adoption will continue to climb at the rate that it has, no more, no less. Eventually it may get to the point where it challenges other OS's market share but that time is still a long way off.
I've been using Linux on my desktop for over 7 years. MY year of linux on my desktop was around 2000-2001.
On another note, regardless of what you think of Linux - we now have several of the world's major PC makers offering Linux as an option on both desktop and server PCs. For an OS that started where Linux did, thats an awesome acheivement in itself. The fact that linux has not and still is not slowing down only makes that more positive news.
Novices...
Everyone knows that REAL programmers use raw binary machine code!!
Everything else is just unnecessary toys.
"Your lawn" indeed!
In contrast, Perl actively prevents you from writing GOOD code!
write once, debug never!
But if ReakTek already have a working driver for OSX, wouldn't that solve two problems for Apple to ONLY use RealTek chips?
1: development cost - its already done.
2: it solves the problem of having questionable drivers out there.
Here's some facts to help the trolls back to reality.
Microsoft has an agreement with NOVELL, not openSUSE.
The agreement does NOT cover openSUSE.
openSUSE is covered by the GPL.
Novell contributes to openSUSE, both with human and financial resources.
I believe that openSUSE has only features ADDED by novell, so how can they be crippling anything when they are only adding value to bundled applications (ie. OpenOffice).
People on here seem happy to use and defend windows and even MacOS and yet still complain about the company behind openSUSE having an unrelated agreement with MS.
Wow, you have a wife? and she reads slashdot????