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- Jerky1312, on 10/15/2008, -0/+6Very informative article. It's set backs like these the help highlight the problems and hopefully lead to solutions to overcome them. Linux still has a ways to go, but its getting there.
- hamobu, on 10/15/2008, -0/+3Before any more "linux is not there yet", and "linux lacks polish" idiots voice their opinions, consider the following:
1. Linux is held to a higher standard because it is not the default. Most people do not blame problems with Windows on Windows, but chug it to bad luck bin, with Linux any problem will likely be blamed on the OS.
2. Linux is not what people are used to. For this reason people hated Vista as well. When you take people out of their comfort zone, they will complain
3. Many people did not know what they were buying in the first place. They did not expect to see Linux when they booted.
4. There is a learning curve. This is different from #2 where the issue is that the stuff you know is not in the same place as where you think it should be. With Linux you have to develop a whole new way of thinking.
Linux will never be Windows.There is no amount of shine or polish that will make the transition effortless. That is why Linux netbooks will have higher rate of return when sold to typical windows users. - FlareHeart, on 10/15/2008, -0/+3I think that this is a huge step in getting awareness of other OS'es out there. I use both Windows and Linux on my desktop at home (dual-boot) and have no problems with either one. I thoroughly enjoy the features and abilities of both systems.
I am glad that there is going to finally be some increase in adoption for Linux because it has better memory management, and a whole host of online support forums if you need help with something. I have never had a problem in Linux that I couldn't fix within 10-15 minutes by browsing an online forum or two. It's no worse than Windows, where a bug or crash can take just as long to fix (if not longer), and happens just as often as an issue in Linux. - oomfoofoo, on 10/16/2008, -0/+3Yes he can.
- hamobu, on 10/15/2008, -0/+2What do you mean by "Linux has a way to go but its getting there"? Where is there? Can you be more specific? Can you give examples?
- DangerCollie, on 10/16/2008, -0/+1Part of the problem is every netbook maker rolling their own flavor of Linux. So instead of a choice between Windows and Linux, it's really a choice between Windows and 20 different flavors of Linux, all of them implemented by people who were Windows engineers last week. No wonder people are returning them.
- inactive, on 10/15/2008, -4/+5You can't be that dumb.
- sloppychris, on 10/16/2008, -0/+1I don't buy that since some people accidentally bought linux laptops and returned them that there is some type of long term problem. Spreading the word about what linux is and how it works to millions of users isn't going to be easy, but the benefits are enough to make it worth it for everybody in the long run.
And one of linux's weak points has always been marketing, so there is an even higher hill to climb. But again, the value of linux is there, and as it gets of the ground the effects will snowball as more hardware and software vendors jump on board. - abbathdoom, on 10/15/2008, -3/+4I just wonder how many noobs try to download and install exe files on their Linux system and then get pissed that it wont work. Like just how stupid is the average netbook user?
- schestowitz, on 10/15/2008, -6/+4I've seen that happen. It's the Wintel (x86+exe) mentality. Package managers are much better. It's about education really.
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