sweetcomputing.com — Karlie Robinson tells us why is it important for Linux users to ask for Linux at computer stores.And it is NOT to bug the retailers - but rather, the market has a WRONG perception of the real number of Linux user base, just about any computer user could be using Linux these days. Think dual-boot, pre-installed Windows got wiped by Linux, e
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greyghost487Feb 27, 2007
"the market has a WRONG perception of the real number of Linux user base, just about any computer user could be using Linux these days. Think dual-boot, pre-installed Windows got wiped by Linux,"just about any computer could be running DOS 6, but that doesnt mean there numbers are higher than what projections indicate
eviltakFeb 27, 2007
Not 'proving' our 'intelligence,' but 'asking' for companies to 'support' a growing 'segment' of their 'userbase.'You talk good grammar.
flag564Feb 27, 2007
Why not just buy the PC, go home, and then download Linux for yourself? These stores need to move product, and cannot waste time fiddling with 900 different flavors of Linux, trying to find one that will work perfectly with your hardware.
sunnzFeb 28, 2007Submitter
Guys you are missing the point here.Sure, you can build your own PC, the CPU and stuff have public specifications so people and write code to take full advantage of it.But running a computer isn't just running a PC. What about other stuff? Laser printer? Digital Camera? Don't you hate the fact a Windows/Mac user can walk in and can find out easily if something will work where you have to do your research? If you think time is money, then running Linux has cost you more money in the hardware. And of course, this is a huge drawback of why people aren't switching, "I just not sure if there will be drivers for my laptop..."
deepdooFeb 28, 2007
I have never had a problem with any printer with my Linux units. HP is especially good with their Linux support. As far as digital cameras go, even in Windows, I prefer to use a usb reader of some sort as opposed to plugging the camera directly in. USB readers work just like any other USB drive in Linux that is to say, very easily. In fact with the recent distros I have been using, Ubantu and Gentoo, I have had very little problems with any drivers. The only driver problem I remember having was for my Dell Inspiron 5150 notebook and its wireless NIC. I finally found a wrapper that would work with it and use its Windows driver. But that was the only driver issue I can think of in recent memory.
sunnzMar 1, 2007Submitter
So you don't care about asking for Linux just because all your hardware works now? What if in the future you wanted to buy new hardware that you wouldn't know if it is going to run on Linux just by going to the shop?
lvdaveMar 8, 2009
I get the same b.s. with Cox.. no link light on cable modem, called in, got droid who, after confirming who I am, tells me he can't see my modem... Well, DUH.. Told him they must be having an outage.. He says no, there are no outages.. Now he wants me to start troubleshooting with him.. He wants me to click on big E and goto their website... Told him I'm on Linux, he says they don't support Linux.. I told the droid that I'd even connected the machine directly to the cable modem, bypassing the router... He insisted I'd have to uninstall Linux and install Windows before he could help me..... I hung up in disgust.. About a half hour later, the modem reaquired and all was good again..... God I hate calling Cox residential support...