Linux on the desktop has been a year or two away for over a decade now,
and there are reasons it's not there yet. To attract nontechnical
end-users, a Linux desktop must work out of the box, ideally
preinstalled by the hardware vendor. Right now, Linux is usually an
aftermarket upgrade on desktop and laptop systems. Default installations
of Linux usually have poor multimedia support, are missing numerous
codecs like QuickTime and WMV, and often lack even basic 3D
acceleration. Linux can't even play DVDs without introducing the risk of
lawsuits, and multimedia support files are usually hosted on non-US
sites for legal reasons. Third party software support (from Quicken to
World of Warcraft) is almost nonexistent.
You can't win the desktop if you don't even try. Right now, few in the
Linux world are seriously trying. And time is running out.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#id247970
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