“Linux isn’t very popular on the desktop. It’s a far third
behind OS X, which is a very far second behind Windows. Most people
cite pre-installed operating systems as the reason. But as a
student of psychology, I see something most people don’t. There’s
one big factor in why Linux isn’t popular on the desktop. Linux is
free. I know this sounds like complete dog’s bollocks, but hear me
out before judging my sanity.“We can all remember the story of Tom Sawyer. At one point, Tom
had to whitewash a fence. When one of his friends happened along,
Tom tried to persuade and bribe the friend to help him. Needless to
say, it didn’t work…”