There IS a Linux for you.

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 30, 2010

[ Thanks to Locutus
for this link. ]

“The thing with proprietary operating systems is that
they are all the same. To these companies the operating system they
are peddling is simply a product. Nothing more and nothing less.
For a product to be successful in selling, unless it is a niche
product, it must appeal to the widest target market it can. So what
these companies do is market to the lowest common denominator.

“What this means is that you if compare operating systems to a
cup of tea then no matter what type of tea you ask for, all you get
is something which is almost, but not quite, tea. It doesn’t matter
who you are or what your preferences are, you have no choice in
your proprietary operating system. The proprietary operating system
you are using is exactly the same as the person next to you. The
proprietary operating system is exactly the same as hundreds of
thousands of other peoples. You have no individuality, you are
simply a number on an accountants financial statement. You may as
well be in the Matrix.

“However, you are not a sheeple. You are an individual person.
You are unique and there is no other exactly like you, which is
what unique means obviously :”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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