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Dull topic today, Murph.
I switch between desktop OSs; Vista, OpenSUSE, and occaisionally Mac. Desktop OS's just aren't that interesting anymore - 'cos they're all pretty good.

When half your life's then spent in the browser, you cease to notice what the OS is.
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Dull topic today, Murph.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/23/08
I agree but differ on motivation.  DevGuy_z | 04/23/08
I think the HW issue depends on where you start  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
Don't know if that's exactly right  j.m.galvin | 04/23/08
percentage climbing steeply  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
I think that's just electronics in general...  olePigeon | 04/23/08
Excessive power and heat.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/23/08
Or...  odubtaig | 04/23/08
Where did you get your data?  DevGuy_z | 04/23/08
Not so DevGuy, not at all...  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
I beg to differ. I used to test these things  DevGuy_z | 04/23/08
One more point - what olePidgeon said  DevGuy_z | 04/23/08
apple worms  jiagebusen | 04/25/08
Uhhh, check your dates  Timpraetor | 04/25/08
Millions Say You're Wrong! wink  i2fun@... | 04/26/08
That's the trade-offf ...  mwagner@... | 04/25/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/08
Possibly...  olePigeon | 04/23/08
Agreed  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
...  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/08
China ...  Just_true | 04/23/08
Check your history - Clinton gave China MFN status  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
How about selling forbitten US technologies to China by gov. & Israe? (NT)  Just_true | 04/23/08
If you still do not know who's brainwashing who & why - watch:  Just_true | 04/23/08
*snigger*  webm0nster | 04/24/08
it was the least he could do  reedjjjr | 04/24/08
OK, you mentionrd Clinton... I'll help you with...  Just_true | 04/25/08
The question is not why.  odubtaig | 04/23/08
Maybe - how long do they do it? (NT)  Just_true | 04/23/08
Now you do...:P  James Quinn | 04/23/08
On hardware failures...  d.g.luechtefeld@... | 04/24/08
So load your Win OS under Boot Camp, DevGuy  drprod@... | 04/24/08
Great topic today, Paul! Thanks for that.  SwitchStories | 04/23/08
Nicely said...but  socialism=nowhere | 04/24/08
Don't know if that's exactly right  j.m.galvin | 04/23/08
Goof - meant as reply to Murph's earlier post  j.m.galvin | 04/23/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  Loverock Davidson | 04/23/08
0.6 - re. 1st paragraph  *nixFan | 04/23/08
No need to compile code  clfitz | 04/23/08
Not all software is available in binaries  markbn | 04/23/08
Linux Binaries  clfitz | 04/23/08
It's a non issue for me too  markbn | 04/23/08
Maybe he should stop runing linus on sparc station  voska1 | 04/23/08
BLAH BLAH BLAH I'M LOVEROCK THE MS SHEEPLE BLAH BLAH  itanalyst2@... | 04/23/08
too much trouble??  mrdt | 04/23/08
Agreed  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
No, Linux is too much trouble  Erik Engbrecht | 04/23/08
Disagree- i.e. wireless  Goudy | 04/24/08
I agree a bit with Goudy  duchovny | 04/24/08
Just my experience, but I have more problems with OSX.  ajole | 04/24/08
Mandriva 2008.1  catseverywhere@... | 04/25/08
cliftz and mrdtr  bportlock | 04/23/08
I figured as much...  clfitz | 04/23/08
Are you still posting from the '90s...  odubtaig | 04/23/08
He may have an outdated calendar. (1995 ?)  hkommedal | 05/02/08
old users  viztor | 04/24/08
Corporate Speak  Tim Patterson | 04/23/08
Perhaps  Tim Patterson | 04/23/08
Some stats.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/23/08
Curious  shardeth | 04/24/08
Read the disclaimers.  cheesyone | 04/24/08
I realize that 99% of all statistics are useless. wink  shardeth | 04/24/08
I wasnt getting at anything.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/25/08
Interesting you should mention KDE  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
Again, a statement with no explanation.  ajole | 04/24/08
Corporate vs. Personal  jshaw4343 | 04/23/08
I'm just not the religious type  progon | 04/23/08
You're not the accurate type either...  techconc | 04/23/08
Credentials  frabjous | 04/24/08
Where are people encountering Macs?  Anton Philidor | 04/23/08
Though it's also likely...  Anton Philidor | 04/23/08
HP, Dell, Acer, Gateway, etc. have a lot of money...  olePigeon | 04/23/08
Macs are not merely better looking...  comp_indiana | 04/23/08
So it's your opinion...  msalzberg | 04/23/08
Let's say...  Anton Philidor | 04/23/08
So now you're saying that...  msalzberg | 04/23/08
Ubuntu not increasing market share?  stevey_d | 04/23/08
"... so on the basis of product quality, ..."  Anton Philidor | 04/23/08
It is about the software...  techconc | 04/23/08
Software and sales  Anton Philidor | 04/23/08
Didn't you get the memo?  odubtaig | 04/23/08
aren't something like 14% of PCs solds now macs  stevey_d | 04/23/08
Only in the US...  zkiwi | 04/23/08
It's because politics and the industry are inseparable & talking about is..  Just_true | 04/23/08
Well....  kcredden2 | 04/23/08
Agreed - and try OpenBSD  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/23/08
Linux is not the only alternative desktop  Timpraetor | 04/25/08
One "oops" there  Timpraetor | 04/25/08
I disagree on compairing the desktops  devlin_X | 04/23/08
I'm certain Vista copied Gnome more.  odubtaig | 04/23/08
hmnm.  marcfinnwilson@... | 04/24/08
To an IBMer IBM defines "the real thing"  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/24/08
AYE, there's the rub ...  mwagner@... | 04/25/08
I'd like to use Linux  voska1 | 04/23/08
Doesn't do what?  odubtaig | 04/23/08
What doesn't it do?  clfitz | 04/24/08
It DOES video-editing. BBC uses it. (nt)  hkommedal | 05/02/08
I note though,  odubtaig | 04/23/08
How to make linux a instant desktop hit...  webm0nster | 04/24/08
If only I controlled Adobe (NT)  odubtaig | 04/24/08
Oh? Not ready? Strange...  Mitch 74 | 04/26/08
What Lintel desktop?  tonymcs@... | 04/23/08
xgl  davidr69 | 04/24/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  Papa_papa | 04/24/08
Mac are just so cute  ted185@... | 04/24/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  dean@... | 04/24/08
Read the disclaimers.  cheesyone | 04/24/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  INGOTIAN | 04/24/08
The reason for switching isn't Windows. It's Microsoft.  BillDem | 04/24/08
Agreed -with a reservation  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/24/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  eisen6 | 04/24/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  as901 | 04/25/08
Linux not eaten  daengbo | 04/25/08
Isn't Mactel just another linux OS?  ted185@... | 04/25/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  lwvirden | 04/25/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  merc2dogs` | 04/25/08
Since we're guessing -  riazrizvi | 04/25/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  ghawkins@... | 04/25/08
Uhh, Paul?  zclayton2 | 04/25/08
RE: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop: Dreamlinux in the wings.  sgdreamer | 04/25/08
Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  mwagner@... | 04/25/08
Short description of your post: Linux is not widespread cause' it's unknown  Just_true | 04/25/08
Mactel is just another X-windows front end  progon | 04/25/08
All that work - and you didn't check your base premise  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 04/26/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  atari8bit@... | 04/25/08
Just like in the Movie "Alien"...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/25/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  chromeronin | 04/27/08
Features  chromeronin | 04/27/08
Most MS users are just charging to the back  starcannon99022@... | 04/27/08
RE: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop  leewen@... | 04/28/08

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