Maybe we should start asking what those 1-2% represent.
What kind of people use a Linux desktop full time? Geeks. Developers. Bright minds.
Consider Linux a piece of specialized software. How many computer users run specialized software? A small percentage of the total. Yet those are important for their respective niches.
Apple has 5% but it's the cream of the crop in regard to certain traits: people who favor aestethics and "just works" over everything else and are willing to pay extra for it.
Maybe it's time for Linux to stop aiming for more than 5%, ever, and instead embrace what it is: a professional-grade OS, for professionals.
Why obsess with taking over the desktop of average Joe, against Joe's wishes?
"Consider Linux a piece of specialized software."
Linux is an OS. It's not specialized towards "geek. developers. bright minds.". That's just its traditional user base.
For the "average user", firefox and openoffice is fine. Printing is needed, which is well supported in Linux these days. Music...check. Video...well, a bit more complex than plug and play, but doable for the average user, especially if scripts are used.
Ubuntu is totally ready for the masses, but until the stigma of "geek only" is removed, it will never be accepted as such.
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Maybe we should start asking what those 1-2% represent.
What kind of people use a Linux desktop full time? Geeks. Developers. Bright minds.
Consider Linux a piece of specialized software. How many computer users run specialized software? A small percentage of the total. Yet those are important for their respective niches.
Apple has 5% but it's the cream of the crop in regard to certain traits: people who favor aestethics and "just works" over everything else and are willing to pay extra for it.
Maybe it's time for Linux to stop aiming for more than 5%, ever, and instead embrace what it is: a professional-grade OS, for professionals.
Why obsess with taking over the desktop of average Joe, against Joe's wishes?
"Consider Linux a piece of specialized software." Linux is an OS. It's not specialized towards "geek. developers. bright minds.". That's just its traditional user base. For the "average user", firefox and openoffice is fine. Printing is needed, which is well supported in Linux these days. Music...check. Video...well, a bit more complex than plug and play, but doable for the average user, especially if scripts are used. Ubuntu is totally ready for the masses, but until the stigma of "geek only" is removed, it will never be accepted as such.