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On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:34:27 -0400 Paul Schmehl <[email protected]> wrote: >--On Friday, August 28, 2009 13:40:28 -0500 Rohit Patnaik ><[email protected]> >wrote: > >> >> To be fair, Linux has come a very long way in that regard. I >purchased >> an Asus Eee 900 with Linux preinstalled, and everything worked >right out >> of the box. Flash, Java, OpenOffice, the works. It was a >vindication of >> my view that the real obstacle to Linux on the desktop isn't the >user, >> but rather the OEM. >> >> With low-cost, low-power netbooks becoming more prevalent, OEMs >are >> finding that the cost of the Windows license begins to take up a >rather >> high percentage of the overall cost. Therefore, many are >preinstalling >> and preconfiguring Linux. At the same time, consumers are >finding that >> application incompatibilities don't really matter for them, >since the >> Linux equivalents are able to handle data coming from a Windows >box with >> a minimum of fuss. > >That's good news. Once updating issues are resolved and Xorg >becomes as good >as Mac and Windows graphics (it's almost there now - it just >doesn't quite have >the "pop" or "wow factor" of Macs), the obstacles to migration >(for the >consumer) will be availability and the knowledge that an >alternative exists. >At that point I think we'll see Microsoft's market share begin >eroding badly. KDE4 is quite close, but it definitely requires a bit of tweaking(or that might just be Slackware)... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wpwEAQECAAYFAkqaLzcACgkQi04xwClgpZgCWwP7BaycPtYOq1SDbt5YWDUlM8xsO/RE SJDYoEAqiju+Gb64r/UEmS62pP5sMGTB4i6CUkXLHavVXbKun0J26VHFFYLQAWLSACB8 t960F7ICYFkZrgdDTcyMOSVDrIKZWu2gaKLo9wHQxdCLNI6O1kRUtI1LAGKHSYu7bTmb UhXJFxg= =2h6t -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
