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:ZDNet: The World Just Isn't Ready for Linux
ZDNet: The World Just Isn't Ready for Linux
Nov 5, 2006, 05 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (7520 reads)

(Other stories by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes)

"Windows Vista brings with it a new era of DRM and restrictive license agreements that aren't going to sit well with even your basic power user (let alone the uber power users that regularly read this and other blogs at ZDNet!) and some are looking for an escape route. These changes are making some users question their commitment to Microsoft. The obvious step is to make the leap to Linux.

"But what's holding people back from escaping Microsoft's shackles and moving to a free and easy platform? My guess is that the platform isn't everything..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
"Windows Vista brings with it a new era  ...   Freedom!   
BD
Nov 5, 2006, 14:12:56
 
Preinstallation is the most important we ...   inertia   
Ken Yap
Nov 5, 2006, 14:28:53
 
They're totally dependent on ad reve ...   What did you expect from ZDNet?   
GreyGeek
Nov 5, 2006, 18:45:12
 
I just read the article and voted in its ...   Try the poll in the article   
Beast
Nov 5, 2006, 20:02:01
 
The world that ZDNet is talking about is ...   The ZDNet World   
david
Nov 6, 2006, 02:19:33
 
As long as the value proposition offered ...   Dear Windows user   
philc
Nov 6, 2006, 02:46:07
 
From my point of view Linux is an excell ...   re: Linux not ready for the world   
Roni M. Oliva
Nov 6, 2006, 14:17:28
 
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