I would not say all. One *major* advantage that Windows has over Linux that has absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft's monopoly is that it is near infinitely easier to install and uninstall applications on Windows than it is to install and uninstall applications on Linux. Dependency hell anyone? And no, apt-get is *not* a viable alternative, not for Jane User.
The closest Linux has come with this is Lindows' Click-N-Run, the one thing Lindows has gotten right. I can only hope that the rest (SuSE, Xandros, etc.) will follow if they want any hope of making inroads on the desktop.
I entirely agree. I find it fascinating that while Microsoft, the bane of computing everywhere, is booed for end-of-lifing Windows 95, Windows 98, and the like a good seven or eight years after they are first shipped to the masses, most of the replies here (at least so far), are condoning Red Hat's end-of-life policy. Talk about viewing the computing world with rose-tinted glasses. I suppose what isn't good for the goose is perfectly fine for the gander.
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I would not say all. One *major* advantage that Windows has over Linux that has absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft's monopoly is that it is near infinitely easier to install and uninstall applications on Windows than it is to install and uninstall applications on Linux. Dependency hell anyone? And no, apt-get is *not* a viable alternative, not for Jane User.
The closest Linux has come with this is Lindows' Click-N-Run, the one thing Lindows has gotten right. I can only hope that the rest (SuSE, Xandros, etc.) will follow if they want any hope of making inroads on the desktop.
I entirely agree. I find it fascinating that while Microsoft, the bane of computing everywhere, is booed for end-of-lifing Windows 95, Windows 98, and the like a good seven or eight years after they are first shipped to the masses, most of the replies here (at least so far), are condoning Red Hat's end-of-life policy. Talk about viewing the computing world with rose-tinted glasses. I suppose what isn't good for the goose is perfectly fine for the gander.