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Why People Really Don't Switch to Linux
May 21, 2007, 21 :00 UTC (16 Talkback[s]) (11026 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"Over in the DesktopLinux forums, people have been talking about why--if Linux is so darned great--don't people give up Windows and move to it.

"The usual suspects show up. There aren't enough applications. The right application isn't available. You still have to use the command line for some things. Some equipment doesn't have drivers.

"There's some truth to those, and some nonsense..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
You can't dodge the adverts for PC&# ...   The devil they are given   
Sid Boyce
May 21, 2007, 21:25:51
 
The truth is that linux is still growing ...   Move to Linux   
rustttype
May 21, 2007, 21:52:52
 
     OK, you are an average person about ...   A question   
wsd
May 21, 2007, 22:05:01
 
Priuses (do I mean Prii?) are not very f ...   What about fashion?   
forthurst
May 21, 2007, 23:43:46
 
When one looks at the PC history time li ...   It's not time yet   
Stomfi
May 22, 2007, 00:19:19
 
He's pretty dead on with this. As on ...   Basically Correct   
Richard Steven Hack
May 22, 2007, 02:35:07
 
What you really have to ask yourself is, ...   Inevitably...   
Jude Nelson
May 22, 2007, 06:35:07
 
It's called network effects and in t ...   Network Effects   
Damjan
May 22, 2007, 12:36:20
 
 ...if it can't be done with Linux,  ...   Re: The devil they are given   
Don Brock
May 22, 2007, 12:38:18
 
  ...if it can't be done with Linux, ...   Re: Re: The devil they are given   
GreyGeek
May 22, 2007, 15:26:25
 
The migration starts with businesses. As ...   Starts with businesses   
philc
May 22, 2007, 16:31:48
 
Windows users are let me say, lost, they ...   Easy answer !   
GH
May 22, 2007, 19:08:59
 
>   ...if it can't be done with Linu ...   Re: Re: Re: The devil they are given   
Don Brock
May 22, 2007, 19:47:25
 
Jeep Liberty == Computer with WindowsJee ...   If cars equal computers   
Ken Jennings
May 22, 2007, 20:43:27
 
Why not just run both OPSYS platforms on ...   dual boot   
AlphaTech
May 28, 2007, 14:57:03
 
I think the fact that Dell has finally m ...   Linux has come a long way   
John S
Dec 8, 2007, 22:54:18
 
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