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a trip to CompUSA and Best Buy and while I was there I took a little check and I could not find one, even one of these commercial proprietary software packages for Linux. I found a few Linux distros, but that was it. It has been over 5 years that these comments have been made on a daily basis. Isn't it about time something showed up?

My point isn't that Linux isn't useful or good or anything else. It is simply that Windows has an absolutely enormous user base world wide with a corresponding infrastructure to go with it. Replacing that is going to be an enormous task and it is going to require a lot more than bravado on ZDNet.
Posted by: Don Bradley   Posted on: 12/16/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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No religion here, just using open source to make money.  DonnieBoy | 12/16/03
Well, maybe..  Don Bradley | 12/16/03
Heard mysql is making good money  NemesisNL | 12/16/03
Red Hat is prophitable right now, they decided to pass on the desk top now.  DonnieBoy | 12/16/03
Cheers to Novell!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/16/03
Finish? I doubt it.  Damon K | 12/16/03
I Doubt it too  Don Bradley | 12/16/03
Where are you getting your numbers?  Damon K | 12/16/03
I Went back  Don Bradley | 12/16/03
That doesn't make sense at all  voska | 12/16/03
thank you  ryusen | 12/16/03
Just want to say..  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/16/03
If MS will just interoperate, that's enough  km4hr@... | 12/16/03
History is not on your side  Chad_z | 12/16/03
Full blown (Linux-)Attack on MS  Chris.Papoudaris@... | 12/16/03
I don't think it's about MS anymore.  Arrg | 12/16/03
It could work in reverse too,  DonnieBoy | 12/16/03
Er, Actually  Don Bradley | 12/16/03
If it's not too much trouble  zd-spam | 12/16/03
How about Linux 'shills' learn to do their homework.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/03
based upon Netcraft...  B.O.F.H. | 12/16/03
Hey Bitty...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/16/03
Perhaps he meant this page?  Jose Jimenez | 12/16/03
(NT) Ah. . . an MS 'shill' without an argument. . . Need a new ax to grind?  Plain Logic | 12/16/03
All depends  voska | 12/16/03
I Just Came from...  Don Bradley | 12/16/03
I'd agree  voska | 12/16/03
Would u like to tell us what you realy saw?  Joe_Bob | 12/16/03
Don, we did it . . . Was hard but well worth the investment . . .  Plain Logic | 12/16/03
It will not happen overnite, it will start with large corps and govs  DonnieBoy | 12/16/03
Localisation will be the important thing...  stmueller | 12/17/03
Novell and Linux could be a good combination  Neil Parks | 12/16/03
The 'well duh' news department.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/03
I agree, but...  Damon K | 12/16/03
Don't whine too hard Bitty..  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/16/03
You're wrong (and rather cynical, I think)  davescafe | 12/16/03
How about some real news?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/03
you mean like:  ryusen | 12/16/03
MS makes news, other make gossip?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/03
The same MS that's master of 'vaporware'? They're already pushing hard on..  Plain Logic | 12/16/03
exactly...  ryusen | 12/17/03
Pendulum swings both ways, comrade  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/16/03
Geez Don, how about a dose of reality  Jose Jimenez | 12/16/03
Just goes to show  voska | 12/16/03
Hope it Works!  ShadeTree | 12/16/03
This is the way I see everything going.  bhanes@... | 12/16/03
The whole world's going Linux.. Only 1 company with its head still in sand.  Plain Logic | 12/16/03
I just wish...  Joe_Bob | 12/16/03
not for long  Suicida| | 12/17/03
Major Factor hold Linux back  drhodes_z | 12/17/03

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