[wellylug] Ruminations

[David Antliff]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Jamie Dobbs wrote:

> > Who cares if Linux makes the desktop or not? I don't, just as long as I
> > can always use it myself.
>
> I think you've missed the point of what I was saying.
>
> Until Linux can be as easy to use, manage and setup as Windows it is not
> going to make much of an inroad into businesses and home users.

Yes, but why does that mean you care? Are you just using Linux as a hobby
or do you have a greater interest in it's success? Just curious...

(Incidentally, I actually find Windows difficult to use and dislike the
interface intensely - but that's just me).

Where I might care is when Linux becomes a viable alternative to Windows
and forces Microsoft to put more *value* into their product as a result,
or risk losing significant market share (and therefore profit). At the
moment, Windows and Office together are the most extravagant act of
daylight robbery in the last 20 years...


-- 
David.