Linked by Ben Mazer on Mon 26th Jan 2004 19:52 UTC
Lately, there has been a "Why linux isn't ready for the desktop" article every 3 days. Most of the time, these articles originate from a lack of understanding or acceptance of the open source system. I'd like to try to address some of the common arguments against linux here, and try to help people understand why linux probably won't be on your desktop for a while.
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IMHO
Dealing with the waves of virii that use Windows XP makes it harder for "the desktop".
Windows Product Activatoin dose not welcome users in to the frendly world of Windows XP. And running games at 60hz was an experience until Nvidia and ATI make there own fixes for the problem.
Making alot of Windows XP's API under wraps dose not help the Dev's.
Sending an email to MicroSoft about a problem dose not help us. I got replies from Suse 9.0 2 days after I emaild them and I did not say anything about support options.
Not letting user see the inner workings is find untill something gose wrong.
Not letting companies look at Windows XP API's and source code dose not aid development.