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NewsForge: Linux Desktop Viability Myths Exploded

Aug 08, 2004, 01:00 (34 Talkback[s])
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"Myth #1: Linux is harder than Windows

"The argument goes basically, 'I tried to install Linux and . Therefore Linux is hard and not ready.'

"My modem was not detected

"Wi-Fi networking was not configured

"There was no hardware acceleration with the generic onboard $9 video chipset

"I could not understand how to partition a drive..."

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