On 05/25/13 10:48, Patrick Mc(avery wrote:
Hi Everyone
[chop]
While about 7 out of the 9 years with Linux have been good, the
graphical experience on Linux has plummeted for me. I don't really
want to send prospective customers to Linux any more. I am fearing
that Windows may end up being my only option.
Which Windows GUI is that?
Last version I liked was Windows 2000; XP was OK, 7 a disaster, and
sounds like Microsoft are backpedaling on Windows 8 and the tile-based
approach.
Not sure there is any perfect GUI - if you are looking for something
exactly like Windows, then you are going to have Windows (but as I say,
"Windows" is a moving target - you talking about XP, 7 or 8, or "Blue"?)
KDE 4 and Gnome 3 have been big jumps from their previous versions.
I've been through KDE 3.5.10 to Gnome 3 to cwm, currently on XFCE which
suits me personally.
If you get put off by a few links to non-installed applications, then
don't think much is going to help you.
OS X looks nice, but there are a few frustrations in there, too. And if
your customers prefer the Windows experience, then it's no help - it's
not Windows, it is different.
Anyway, everything is meant to be on the cloud, Web 2.0 (or is it 3.0),
iOS, Android, etc. so no-one cares about the desktop anymore. Yeah, right!
Good luck!
