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:OSNews: Why Desktop Linux Will Not Take off, and Why You Don't Want It to
OSNews: Why Desktop Linux Will Not Take off, and Why You Don't Want It to
Sep 13, 2006, 21 :00 UTC (18 Talkback[s]) (9732 reads)

(Other stories by Martin Girard)

"You must remember the period where various electronic devices, from phones to radios, were available in transparent cases. You may have found them utterly cool. Yet the simple fact that you can't find these things on the shelves anymore (except for do-it-yourself PC cases) means the crowd doesn't find them nearly that cool. While you may not see the link yet, this is exactly why the Linux desktop will never be popular.

"But before I elaborate on why Linux is similar to transparent case phones, I would like to state my point of view more clearly..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"because it is in every way comparable t ...   Pure drivel.....   
da
Sep 13, 2006, 21:23:32
 
The article, such as it is, would have b ...   Flame Bait   
Bill Bray
Sep 13, 2006, 21:26:48
 
Without sufficient market penetration, w ...   Why don't I want it to?   
Richard Steiner
Sep 13, 2006, 21:28:36
 
Sorry, after reading all this, I still d ...   Analogies   
Don Whitbeck
Sep 13, 2006, 21:52:02
 
Point taken.  Complexity's nice for  ...   ok, so...   
rob
Sep 13, 2006, 21:58:53
 
If anything, the relative elegance of th ...   unsupported rubbish   
wildpossum
Sep 13, 2006, 22:37:11
 
...Point taken. Complexity's nice fo ...   re: ok, so...   
Brandioch Conner
Sep 13, 2006, 22:56:09
 
Have any one that if Linux doesn't,  ...   Linux baby   
AvFnx
Sep 13, 2006, 23:56:13
 
> ...Choice, where it enhances flexibili ...   Re: re: ok, so...   
Bob Robertson
Sep 14, 2006, 01:37:55
 
More importantly, why DONT we want linux ...   so what exactly is your problem?   
mram
Sep 14, 2006, 03:31:33
 
Linux is advancing on the desktop.  We a ...   I don't agree   
Joe User
Sep 14, 2006, 04:09:19
 
As geeky as anything else in this world. ...   Geeky?   
kP
Sep 14, 2006, 04:58:56
 
It's an interesting theory, but Ubun ...   Ubuntu   
Peter
Sep 14, 2006, 12:45:16
 
If it's Linux for Dummies you want,  ...   Puh-lease   
pfft
Sep 14, 2006, 15:34:17
 
I don't think Linux is ever going to ...   Taking Off   
zaxis
Sep 14, 2006, 16:15:02
 
> I don't think Linux is ever going  ...   Re: Taking Off   
mram
Sep 14, 2006, 16:51:47
 
Sorry my post got mangled, it looked fin ...   Taking Off v2.0   
zaxis
Sep 14, 2006, 18:17:59
 
[osnews seems to have closed their comme ...   RE: Baloney [reply to OSNews thread]   
Jose
Sep 25, 2006, 01:41:51
 
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