Why the Linux desktop doesn't matter anymore
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Read Write[^]:
Linux was touted as the desktop of the future, but it never succeeded in meeting the needs of average users.
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Read Write[^]:
Linux was touted as the desktop of the future, but it never succeeded in meeting the needs of average users.
Your daily dose of link bait
Linux is irrelevant to Valerie's needs. Not because it can't fill them, but because it forces her to conform to Linux, rather than having it conform to her needs. But wait. Linux is open source, so of course she can make Linux conform to her needs! Stupid author. ;) Marc
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Linux is irrelevant to Valerie's needs. Not because it can't fill them, but because it forces her to conform to Linux, rather than having it conform to her needs. But wait. Linux is open source, so of course she can make Linux conform to her needs! Stupid author. ;) Marc
Tech people will use Linux because "the know how to make it conform to their needs". But lay-people will be more inclined to use mainstream operating systems because they already know how to use them.
"Arguing with a theist is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good you are, they'll just trip the pieces, shit on the board, and declare victory."
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Tech people will use Linux because "the know how to make it conform to their needs". But lay-people will be more inclined to use mainstream operating systems because they already know how to use them.
"Arguing with a theist is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good you are, they'll just trip the pieces, shit on the board, and declare victory."
SkinnyGlass wrote:
Tech people will use Linux because "the know how to make it conform to their needs".
Geeks will use Linux... I'm a tech person, and I want the OS to stay as much out of the way as possible. And that is definitely not the experience I have with Linux, nor with W8. Marc
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Linux is irrelevant to Valerie's needs. Not because it can't fill them, but because it forces her to conform to Linux, rather than having it conform to her needs. But wait. Linux is open source, so of course she can make Linux conform to her needs! Stupid author. ;) Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
But wait. Linux is open source, so of course she can make Linux conform to her needs!
But this involves way too much work to be practical for the average user ;)
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SkinnyGlass wrote:
Tech people will use Linux because "the know how to make it conform to their needs".
Geeks will use Linux... I'm a tech person, and I want the OS to stay as much out of the way as possible. And that is definitely not the experience I have with Linux, nor with W8. Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
not the experience I have with Linux
Agree with this part
Marc Clifton wrote:
nor with W8
But don't agree here. W8 is a great OS! And stays out of my way.
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