Mike Wohlrab wrote: > Actually, there is a reason to switch to Linux on the desktop environment, to > be > less prone to viruses, malware, spyware, blue screens of death, weird quirks > that Microsoft can't or wont work out, free or really cheap... People just > don't > understand that there is another alternative to Windows, but they are not > shown > that. What needs to happen is Linux needs to do some advertising on TV, > internet, maybe radio, etc that there is an alternative just like Mac did with > advertising to show that Mac is available. People don't switch to Linux > because > they don't know that Linux is out there and available and a viable solution. >
M$ has billions of dollars available to them to spend on advertising. Linux, iirc, doesn't, since it's largely a philanthropic/community/volunteer effort. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
