Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Jun 2006 21:26 UTC
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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2005-11-11
//Choose whatever works best for you. If it's Linux, so be it. If it's Windows, fine. Or Mac, Solaris, BSD... everyone has his own preferences and that's fine.//
Agreed. Exactly correct.
What I simply don't understand is the apparent need of Windows people to try to say such things as "Linux isn't ready for the desktop" or "Linux doesn't have applications" or "Linux is hard to use" or "Linux program names are confusing" or "Linux has no hardware drivers" or whatever ... when clearly it just isn't so.
Why do people invent this stuff?