I've got a dual-boot RH8 and WinXP machine. These are the reasons I prefer Windows over Linux:
Lack of direction, duplication of effort. This seems to happen frequently in the Linux world - e.g. KDE vs Gnome. This duplication of work to solve the same problem is redundant and inefficient. Sure, at the end of the day the user gets a choice but it's counter productive and doesn't help the development of Linux, but fragments it.
Fonts. Fonts are clearer, sharper on Windows, easier on the eyes.
Games. There's nothing for Linux
Dev tools. Windows has better dev tools, Linux is getting there. If there's one thing MS got right it's their VStudio package. They've got some smart people working there (yes smart people don't only develop on Linux) Probably the best thing about the Linux dev tools is gcc. The surrounding tools (emacs, Anjuta, KDevelop) just aren't at the same level.
Easy to configure. I've been trying to adjust the refresh rate of my monitor on Linux for months. It runs at a useless 60hz which burns my eyes after a while. On windows I get 85hz. Trying follow the instructions for configuring the XF86Config file is mission impossible.
Sound works on Windows.
I've got 5 buttons on my mouse and I use all of them. With Linux I can only use 3.
Finally Linux hasn't felt the full force of Microsoft yet. It's won some battles while MS wasn't looking. Microsoft over the next 5 years will make Linux a primary target. They will throw resources at it to shutdown or slow it's advancement. And they will succeed. The most challenging times for Linux are just about to begin.
So, basically, IBM doesn't want to design their own proprietary system (smart) and plans to use the resources currently available. (also smart)
They want open-source to get them rich, right? Less initial cost by the company, etc etc. What are the odds they'll profit-share with people they're getting rich off of? (well, ok, attempting)
Doubt they'd profit share. They may offer the core Linux development people jobs though.
Yip you are the only one. Maya a toy compared to MAX? Are you nuts? I'm pretty sure Maya had things like cloth effects and fur before MAX. Also there is Maya Live which lets you sync cg models with a scene from a film. Sure MAX has all those modifiers (taper, bend, twist etc...) but they aren't that important. What specifically makes you think Maya is a toy?
You can't sue the linux community for the same reason, but you can sue MS. At least in theory, but that is another story.
It's also another story worth considering. In practice suing Microsoft would be impossible for most businesses. If they had a legitimate case, most would agree on an out of court settlement that would avoid the lengthy process of courts and lawyers. However it wouldn't fix the problem. They'd just get some money out of it and they'd still have to wait for the next update to fix the problem.
Who will stand up for it, if it doesn't meet the requirements that I have ben promised. That's what counts in a business decision.
This is a question of accountability, i.e. who takes the blame. Granted in the opensource community there is nobody to point the finger at. Nobody to sue if things go wrong. However even if you could point the finger at someone, does that mean your problem will be fixed.? Case in point gcc versus VC++ - the C++ compiler of gcc has been more standard compliant than VC++ for several years now. Basically it compiles more code that should compile than VC++. There are several examples of this. The point is VC++ has been out of date and beaten by gcc for a long time, yet it's only now with VC++7.1 beta that they are addressing these issues. It's taken several years with the entire C++ user community wishing they'd improve it, that they are doing so. What this shows is that even if someone is logically accountable it doesn't mean that things will be fixed soon.
I think vertical integration assumes that you can do as good a job as an expert in that field. Integrate what you know you can do well and outsource what you don't have the expertese to do. The trick is getting the balance right.
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Lack of direction, duplication of effort. This seems to happen frequently in the Linux world - e.g. KDE vs Gnome. This duplication of work to solve the same problem is redundant and inefficient. Sure, at the end of the day the user gets a choice but it's counter productive and doesn't help the development of Linux, but fragments it.
Fonts. Fonts are clearer, sharper on Windows, easier on the eyes.
Games. There's nothing for Linux
Dev tools. Windows has better dev tools, Linux is getting there. If there's one thing MS got right it's their VStudio package. They've got some smart people working there (yes smart people don't only develop on Linux) Probably the best thing about the Linux dev tools is gcc. The surrounding tools (emacs, Anjuta, KDevelop) just aren't at the same level.
Easy to configure. I've been trying to adjust the refresh rate of my monitor on Linux for months. It runs at a useless 60hz which burns my eyes after a while. On windows I get 85hz. Trying follow the instructions for configuring the XF86Config file is mission impossible.
Sound works on Windows.
I've got 5 buttons on my mouse and I use all of them. With Linux I can only use 3.
Finally Linux hasn't felt the full force of Microsoft yet. It's won some battles while MS wasn't looking. Microsoft over the next 5 years will make Linux a primary target. They will throw resources at it to shutdown or slow it's advancement. And they will succeed. The most challenging times for Linux are just about to begin.
The bit about clciking on every add to generate revenue can't be serious - I thought it was a funny post.
its 4:00 in the morning where i am. i couldn't sleep goddamnit
I think this is different. They're modifying the data at the pixel level, not in some file specific field.
Yip you are the only one. Maya a toy compared to MAX? Are you nuts? I'm pretty sure Maya had things like cloth effects and fur before MAX. Also there is Maya Live which lets you sync cg models with a scene from a film. Sure MAX has all those modifiers (taper, bend, twist etc...) but they aren't that important. What specifically makes you think Maya is a toy?
I think vertical integration assumes that you can do as good a job as an expert in that field. Integrate what you know you can do well and outsource what you don't have the expertese to do. The trick is getting the balance right.