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:Don't Get Me Wrong, Linux sucks as much as Windows
Don't Get Me Wrong, Linux sucks as much as Windows
Jun 5, 2009, 03 :04 UTC (23 Talkback[s]) (8114 reads)
(Other stories by Carla Schroder)

"If anyone challenges this is assertion, the Linux "fan" trots out all kinds of edge cases proving that Linux is not for anyone but elite geeks: no Photoshop, no Autocad, no $obscure-bit-of-very-specialized-software used by eight or ten people."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Carla, I personally don't think Linu ...   Linux does not " " as you put it   
TonyY
Jun 5, 2009, 04:51:44  
The title is "so-o-o lame" that I slight ...   Lame   
GaAsP
Jun 5, 2009, 05:10:45  
> It's also amusing to me how hard t ...   Insignificance   
Tony OBryan
Jun 5, 2009, 13:22:00  
well,i put Ubuntu 8.10 on a friend's ...   Linux isn't ready for Desktop   
Neo
Jun 5, 2009, 16:05:08  
If you have NOT the experience to watch ...   LINUX IS READY FOR THE DESKTOP!   
greg batmarx
Jun 5, 2009, 16:59:17  
That definition comes from: http://wordn ...   Meaning to be inadequate or objectionable   
blackhole
Jun 5, 2009, 17:08:22  
I see people complain about video codecs ...   Video etc.   
Rufus Polson
Jun 5, 2009, 18:53:05  
I see people complain about video codecs ...   Re: Video etc.   
Grishnakh
Jun 5, 2009, 20:24:49  
Many Microsoft cyber warriors are obviou ...   gregE asked:   
GreyGeek
Jun 5, 2009, 21:23:41  
A couple of points:1) Linux is more read ...   not ready for every desktop   
Grishnakh
Jun 5, 2009, 21:28:44  
I've been wondering about that: Is i ...   Re: Re: Video etc.   
Bernard Swiss
Jun 5, 2009, 21:48:23  
Is it actually illegal to download and u ...   Re: Re: Re: Video etc.   
Grishnakh
Jun 5, 2009, 22:08:04  
"In addition, whenever people have a pro ...   Re: not ready for every desktop, et al   
Bernard Swiss
Jun 5, 2009, 22:25:54  
Carla,Did you actually pay these people ...   Did you pay these people?   
blackhole
Jun 5, 2009, 22:49:53  
> I've been wondering about that:> ...   Re: Re: Re: Video etc.   
blackhole
Jun 5, 2009, 22:59:18  
Oh yes, that essay on Slate is interesti ...   @ blackhole...yes, read that before I posted.   
TonyY
Jun 5, 2009, 23:01:09  
That's a good point. I suppose that ...   Re: Re: not ready for every desktop, et al   
Bernard Swiss
Jun 5, 2009, 23:14:25  
> Carla,> Did you actually pay these peo ...   Re: Did you pay these people?   
Carla Schroder
Jun 5, 2009, 23:20:21  
No, I'm not referring to a Gnome pro ...   Enlightment   
El Nerdo
Jun 6, 2009, 00:39:03  
Linux is ready for the desktop, just not ...   Linux learning curve   
emk
Jun 7, 2009, 05:51:34  
Carla,As much as I like your blog, I agr ...   Respectful request.   
LinuxFreak
Jun 8, 2009, 17:03:01  
> Carla,> As much as I like your blog, I ...   Re: Respectful request.   
Carla Schroder
Jun 8, 2009, 17:18:20  
Amen! I hope that all who are looking f ...   Re: not ready for every desktop   
Calvin Meadows
Jun 13, 2009, 13:52:14  
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