Linux isn't a threat to Windows on the desktop and is losing steam on the server as customers separate the operating system from the development model, according to Microsoft's chief platform strategist. Bill Hilf, general manager of competitive strategy at Microsoft, said pundits have predicted for years that Linux will gain momentum on the desktop, but that won't happen because of the complexity involved in delivering a tightly integrated and tested desktop product.
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Member since:2005-11-11
//It's just an iTunes clone anyway. What's the big deal about a music player? Many applications on Linux that are open source HAVE been ported to Windows, and they work on Windows just as well and often better. And what is with all of these stupid names of Linux software. All of the projects have names that I can't seem to relate to. Too many acronyms...//
Amarok has no DRM. It can work with an iPod but does not require one. Hardly an iTunes clone - more like a far superior alternative.
To start Amarok on my Linux system, I select the following menu entries:
Menu -> Multimedia -> Sound -> Audio player (Amarok).
Surely you can relate to an "Audio player" Multimedia application?
Given this context, I don't even have to know the name of the program at all, as I can tell from the menus (context) already what it is.
On Windows, I would have to know the name of the software vendor before I could find a program that I wanted.
Edited 2006-06-24 13:34
Member since:2005-07-06
On Windows, I would have to know the name of the software vendor before I could find a program that I wanted.
Try this one:"Haupauge WinTV PCI 878".The vendor driver and apps haven't been changed in the last decade.
I just compiled kradio from source for amd64 on ubuntu.Man what a difference compared the pathetic radio app that comes with the card for windows.The same is true if you want to watch tv.Tvtime and kdetv are so much better.
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2006-01-22
>>Amarok should never be ported to Windows. NEVER !
It's just an iTunes clone anyway. What's the big deal about a music player? Many applications on Linux that are open source HAVE been ported to Windows, and they work on Windows just as well and often better. And what is with all of these stupid names of Linux software. All of the projects have names that I can't seem to relate to. Too many acronyms...