Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 11th Mar 2008 16:07 UTC, submitted by moleskine
"Unlike the myths that are behind the prevention of Linux adoption, this piece will closely examine the indisputable obstacles and what will have to be done to overcome each of them. In the past, many desktop Linux users have opted to simply point to the hardware industry or Microsoft as the root cause of a lack of mainstream adoption. In reality, there are actually core issues extending beyond hardware - and competition from the proprietary markets - that simply must be dealt with head on. With that said, hardware compatibility and competition from closed-source vendors are valid issues, just not solid core excuses for the lack of mainstream interest. Here are the real hurdles."
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2007-06-24
I'm going to have to disagree. While the author obviously has some biased opinions, he did make some good points. Consistency has always been a problem with Linux. There's just too many distributions and ways of configuring things. That's what keeps Linux from really getting a strong foot hold in the desktop market. People like to use Windows or OS X as a comparison, but I don't think Linux can really be compared to them because of how different it is. While Windows and OS X are complete packages, Linux is basically a kernel where users have the freedom to throw whatever software they want at it. That freedom has led to hundreds of distributions and configurations. In the end, at least for the desktop world, it's what holds Linux back.