Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Apr 2005 06:51 UTC
Linux 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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RE: Market
by P-J on Wed 13th Apr 2005 08:22 UTC

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.

Be that as it may, but I'm a developer, power desktop user and sysadmin, and if I bought machines with GNU/Linux preinstalled I'd format it and install an alternative straight away. Most likely Windows.

For my own machines too.