The problem isn't competition between Windows and Linux, it's competition on the same platform. The infighting is just getting to be too much.
But, since Linux isn't as easy to use as Windows, interface wise, it's a shame more people won't try it.
Well...that's sorta my point. When people have a choice between a system that works with itself and a system that's largely a collection of kludges, the vast majority will not choose the kludge, especially not in a corporate environment.
Bill Gates is such a greedy assclown
What does this have to do with the article?:P
The point is (or should be) that integration, and the "one interface/desktop/office suite to rule them all" principle, tends to make things work better, not perfectly.
The fact that barely anything "just works" on the Linux desktop keeps me and most credible tech support people I know from being able to suggest using it as an alternative to, say, Windows. In terms of interfaces, interoperability, and even GUI programming, Windows wins hands-down over Linux. In terms of stability...well...I'll never let Windows touch any of my servers. Nuff said:)
Why mention anything about Chernobyl here? The pictures being released are only as late as 1980, and only from the film-drop satellites. There are pictures of the Chernobyl incident running around out there, just Google for it.
And for the record, it's not "the Ukraine"...is there a "the" on a map? It's just Ukraine. Ukrainians hate people tacking "the" on the front:P
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The problem isn't competition between Windows and Linux, it's competition on the same platform. The infighting is just getting to be too much.
:P
But, since Linux isn't as easy to use as Windows, interface wise, it's a shame more people won't try it.
Well...that's sorta my point. When people have a choice between a system that works with itself and a system that's largely a collection of kludges, the vast majority will not choose the kludge, especially not in a corporate environment.
Bill Gates is such a greedy assclown
What does this have to do with the article?
The point is (or should be) that integration, and the "one interface/desktop/office suite to rule them all" principle, tends to make things work better, not perfectly.
:)
The fact that barely anything "just works" on the Linux desktop keeps me and most credible tech support people I know from being able to suggest using it as an alternative to, say, Windows. In terms of interfaces, interoperability, and even GUI programming, Windows wins hands-down over Linux. In terms of stability...well...I'll never let Windows touch any of my servers. Nuff said
Yay united front!
Whee!
Why mention anything about Chernobyl here? The pictures being released are only as late as 1980, and only from the film-drop satellites. There are pictures of the Chernobyl incident running around out there, just Google for it. And for the record, it's not "the Ukraine"...is there a "the" on a map? It's just Ukraine. Ukrainians hate people tacking "the" on the front :P