Thanks to Daniel Dui for this
link.
“BeOS, Linux, And The Danger Of Typecasting Operating
Systems”
“Linux: Impressive, But Not For Everyone Don’t get me wrong.
Linux impresses the hell out of me, and I have the utmost respect
for it. But I wouldn’t wish the frustration it’s caused me on
anyone. On the other hand, my decidedly non-technical father is
having a great time in BeOS, with very little help from me. Linux
is incredible if you want to run a server. It’s endless fun if you
love to hack and tweak. But without assistance from a guru, or many
hours with your face buried in documentation, new users are not
going to get a good user experience “out of the box” with Linux.
BeOS, on the other hand, is immediately satisfying. It lets you
enjoy computing, rather than wrestle with it. So why is the world
going nuts over Linux? I don’t begrudge the fact that server admins
or hackers find the openness and power of Linux attractive. But why
would someone looking for a replacement desktop OS choose Linux
over BeOS? By my reckoning, the product Be has created is much
better suited to become a companion or replacement OS on the
desktop than is Linux.”