> > I don't run desktops, I run applications.
> >
> In general I'll have to take the unpopular position and say I
> disagree. All those potential converts are just like you - They don't
> run desktops they run apps - and because they are so entrenched with
> dollars already spent on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft email, Microsoft
> Office, Quicken,, etc., they won't come just because they can save
> $400 buying a new PC.
>
> To become a Linux user is a commitment. People don't make new
> commitments lightly, and making a light commitment to Linux is doomed
> to failure. It's far too hard to use. Imagine knowing absolutely
> nothing about any Linux editor, nor even terminal commands, and trying
> to configure networking. It's nigh on impossible.
>
I agree. I'm a longtime unix administrator with many opportunities to convert
family and friends to linux, but haven't yet, either due to lack of linux
drivers for multi-function devices, or lack of linux compatibility to apps
they need to run. Until companies support all their hardware o linux
(specifically in my case lexmark), people will feel trapped in windows. even
clients of mine that have spent hundreds of dollars for me to clean their
windows boxes of spyware can't afford to move due to websites they NEED to
run requiring activeX controls.
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