Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Apr 2005 06:51 UTC
I've only been using GNU/Linux since 2001, so I won't say that I'm by any means an expert yet, as most of those that are reading this, probably have been using Linux much longer than I have. However, I still have high hopes for the Linux scene. The purpose of this article is to voice my personal opinion on what I feel is keeping GNU/Linux from taking over the mainstream operating system market. My intentions aren't to "badtalk" the open source kernel+apps, but rather give constructive criticsm on what I personally feel it could be done better.
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Windows does not dominate the market, because its easy to use. Its because there is (was) no choice, all cause of the OEM.
Its only now ( at least in my country ) that computer shops are starting to offer computers with Linux preinstalled ( or let you buy a computer wihout an os and not label you as a piracy supporter for doing so ), for Windows it has been done for years.
If you really think that regular Joes/Janes use Windows because it was so easy to install, think again, most of these type of users use it because it came preinstalled with the computer they bought.