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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>While Windows and OS X are complete packages
Yeah, yeah do not even try to use a driver from release to release - it will break! Even if you don't see the breakage at once. I'm using Mac OS too, it's possible to use a driver, sometimes, between different releases of the system, but don't count on it! So this is the usual FUD of people who are comparing marketing strategies instead of *reality*!