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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In one word... Warez.
The piracy rate of music software is estimated at about 8 illigal versions to 1. Illigal copies of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are used all over the world. Copies of Adobe Photoshop are everywhere.
It makes Windows very attractive if you have thousands of pounds worth of commercial software for free. The Linux alternatives, while good, cannot compete with getting commercial software for nothing.
I think that the one thing that will move millions of people to Linux will, perversely, be strong copy protection combined with hardware DRM in Windows.
I am always surprised no-one mentions this. It's the dirty little secret of Microsoft Windows's success.