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DesktopLinux: Top Four Reasons Windows Wins and Linux Loses

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jan 4, 2007

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Today, you can do everything you want with a Linux desktop,
except play the latest games. Even there, Linux is catching up. So,
why do only a handful of people run Linux instead of Windows? Here
are my top-four reasons why Windows wins and Linux loses.

“Before I start, though, let me say–because people always
assume I’m anti-Linux when I write pieces like this–that I use
Linux desktops every day. I’m writing this on a SLED (SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop) 10 system, I run MEPIS 6.01 and Xandros
Professional Desktop 4.1 on my laptops, and on my other desktops
that I use at least weekly, you’ll find Freespire 1.0, Fedora Core
6, and openSUSE 10.2. In short, I use Linux. I love Linux. But,
that doesn’t mean I’m blind to business reality, Windows virtues,
or Linux flaws…”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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