So are we talking about vista vs xp or are we talking about how Linux as competition to microsoft?
I'm confused, I am also sure someone is going to open their mouth about how MS is sooo much better than linux etc etc. Let us look at a few items,
*the best things in life are free....funny you don't have to pay for linux
*"embrace, extend and extinguish" when you are the soccerfield, then i guess it is easy to kill off the players. The fact that microsoft is constantly under fire because they move into a market and spend all the money to embrace technology that they did not develop, then extend it through its OS as trial or as THE only option without those who really knew that options exist beyond them thus extinguish all competition. Think about internet explorer and netscape, or microsoft office, lets also add into the mix that microsoft doesn't care about adding and improving features or software unless they are forced by someone who comes up with software better than what they gave. hence the browser wars etc etc. there is also vendor lock in, the fact that they don't fix security leak and all these issues but you are still paying top dollar.
What I will say however is that they are not exactly wrong for this process, I think the problem is in the hands now that people are clueless to open their eyes to other options that are out there. Back in the early years of O/S for the home PC it was pretty much all fair. no one really had the big kinks worked out to make things work semi out of the box. Microsoft made that step. yet now linux finally has distro that is ready for the basic user but people down it simply because the distro is young. lets look at the idea that it is FREE, it has basic get you by software that can do many things you want right out of the box. when it comes down to the software options there are not as many as windows but then again compare ubuntu to early ms windows OS. i think the point is ubuntu has to get to the point where you can do the basics right out of the box without a lot of work. The second fact is that it is an all uphill battle, not many people in the world really know about linux, secondly if not many people use the OS then obviously a lot of the software the general home user would use IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE.
Someone is always going to want to down something when they are a hardcore fan of the competition.
Thats not wrong or right.
I see ubuntu as a great opportunity, not only that you can reuse old computers, but that you are putting money out of your pocket. Lets think about those that don't have money to plop out on a new pc or os. The idea behind linux is great. It may not be Microsoft Windows, but it has noble idea. I think givin time the OS will continue to become a viable alternative for those who are willing to make it through the growing pains. If you think the idea of linux is going to be stomped out by a new release of any other OS then you are probably living in another world. There will always be someone out there working on linux distros and software for be it a hobby or necessity.
puff im out of breath.
p.s. if you are offended it wasn't my point and you obviously didn't get my point so eithe reread or build a bridge and get over it.
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So are we talking about vista vs xp or are we talking about how Linux as competition to microsoft? I'm confused, I am also sure someone is going to open their mouth about how MS is sooo much better than linux etc etc. Let us look at a few items, *the best things in life are free....funny you don't have to pay for linux *"embrace, extend and extinguish" when you are the soccerfield, then i guess it is easy to kill off the players. The fact that microsoft is constantly under fire because they move into a market and spend all the money to embrace technology that they did not develop, then extend it through its OS as trial or as THE only option without those who really knew that options exist beyond them thus extinguish all competition. Think about internet explorer and netscape, or microsoft office, lets also add into the mix that microsoft doesn't care about adding and improving features or software unless they are forced by someone who comes up with software better than what they gave. hence the browser wars etc etc. there is also vendor lock in, the fact that they don't fix security leak and all these issues but you are still paying top dollar. What I will say however is that they are not exactly wrong for this process, I think the problem is in the hands now that people are clueless to open their eyes to other options that are out there. Back in the early years of O/S for the home PC it was pretty much all fair. no one really had the big kinks worked out to make things work semi out of the box. Microsoft made that step. yet now linux finally has distro that is ready for the basic user but people down it simply because the distro is young. lets look at the idea that it is FREE, it has basic get you by software that can do many things you want right out of the box. when it comes down to the software options there are not as many as windows but then again compare ubuntu to early ms windows OS. i think the point is ubuntu has to get to the point where you can do the basics right out of the box without a lot of work. The second fact is that it is an all uphill battle, not many people in the world really know about linux, secondly if not many people use the OS then obviously a lot of the software the general home user would use IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE. Someone is always going to want to down something when they are a hardcore fan of the competition. Thats not wrong or right. I see ubuntu as a great opportunity, not only that you can reuse old computers, but that you are putting money out of your pocket. Lets think about those that don't have money to plop out on a new pc or os. The idea behind linux is great. It may not be Microsoft Windows, but it has noble idea. I think givin time the OS will continue to become a viable alternative for those who are willing to make it through the growing pains. If you think the idea of linux is going to be stomped out by a new release of any other OS then you are probably living in another world. There will always be someone out there working on linux distros and software for be it a hobby or necessity. puff im out of breath. p.s. if you are offended it wasn't my point and you obviously didn't get my point so eithe reread or build a bridge and get over it.