Why Linux is ready for the desktop today

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RE: Why Linux is ready for the desktop today

Open source reaches maturity: Does not matter because
companies are so entrenched with MS Office, and Office
does not handle ODF correctly.

Linux Preloads Increase: Does not matter, because they
are returned at such a higher rate than windows based
machines, plus no B&M store carries them.

Netbooks: Incorrect. Recent reports peg nearly 90-95%
of netbooks shipping with windows. Plus, as above,
people return the linux versions far more.

Security Issues and Windows: Stop surfing pr0n,
clicking yes to every popup, and opening every email
attachment and you won't have a problem.

Cloud: If mobile me is any indication that won't be
any time soon, and either way, the cloud is no more
linux friendly than it is windows.

Here's why Linux is NOT ready for the every day
desktop:

You cannot buy software for it and the software
manager/add remove area in most/all distros is
confusing, oblique and filled with apps and programs
that are not even compatible with the version you may
be running.People like to buy a retail box with a list
of requirements on it. With linux, you guess.

ALL linux distros still lean on the command line. It's
2009. Build an OS that does not require the average
joe to write code to install a driver.

Crappy driver support- I call it as I see it. No one
creates linux drivers. (exaggeration I know, but you
get me)

No gaming- 'nuff said. No body under ~30 wants a
computer that they cannot throw a game on. And lets be
honest, with the explosion of casual gaming (Sims 3?)
this will be more important.

Stupid app names. ALl of the application names for
linux make no sense and are confusing for someone
looking for something: Konqueror, Dolphin, gedit,
ndiswrapper.... wtf mate?

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