Chad Smith wrote:
On 8/16/05, Pete Holsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Joel Wiramu Pauling wrote:
Why anyone would BUY a computer WITH windows is beyond me.
There are just too many applications for Windows that don't exist for *nix.
That's true. What a lot of Linux advocates don't realize is that just
because there is a open source Linux program that has similar
functions to a propriatary Windows program, doesn't mean that it's a
1-to-1 trade-off.
Take OOo versus MS Office. They aren't the same. OOo isn't a
Microsoft Office clone, nor should it be. But just because OOo
exists, doesn't mean everyone who uses MSO can use OOo to do
everything MSO does. Not even the combo of OOo and Mozilla do it all.
Now, the opposite is true as well. MSO doesn't do all that OOo +
Mozilla does. It doesn't even do everything OOo does. And some
things MSO doesn't do nearly as well as OOo. That, again, does not
mean that OOo can replace MSO every single time.
Scribus might be an awesome DTP program, but it can't replace InDesign
for those who need InDesign.
Until the big dogs in computer software (ie Intuit, Macromedia, Adobe,
Apple, Microsoft, EA Games, etc.) start porting to Linux, or coding
specifically for it, there won't be a 1-to-1 for Windows.
I can use Mac at work and Windows at home because Microsoft, Adobe,
and Apple port to both OSes. If one of those companies didn't, I
might be able to get by with a third-party (IE open source)
alternative - but if none of them did, or only one, I'd have to use
the same OS in both places. (I periodically work from home.)
I'd love it if Adobe, Intuit, et al ported to Linux! I am an IT guy
at work (among other things) and as such, I get periodic phone calls
for surveys about IT stuff. Adobe has called me twice asking about
operating systems. Every time I tell them Linux is great. And when
the inevitable question is asked, I always say I wish more big
companies would port to Linux.
The point is, you are right, if someone needs Windows, then they need
Windows. But you can always install Windows at home. If you are
replacing a computer, then you can legally use the copy of Windows you
bought with/for your old system on your new one. You just have to
remove it from your old box.
I have read the Microsoft claims that your statement is not true.
They say that the OEM license ties the OS to the machine it is
sold with. Lots of Windows machines don't even have installation
media.
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