Linked by Andrew Youll on Fri 26th Aug 2005 15:44 UTC, submitted by Salvatore Cangeloso
It would seem that the upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows Vista does not seem like a good thing for the desktop Linux community. After all, this update to Windows XP is going to focus on two attributes which have pushed users to Linux for years- security and stability. Upon closer inspection though, the move to Vista may be the perfect time for the Linux community to make headway on the desktop and increase its user base dramatically. The number of features which Microsoft has cast aside since Longhorn and the hardware requirements of Vista have set the stage for a large scale move to desktop Linux. 
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RE: This all remains to be seen...
by on Fri 26th Aug 2005 16:50
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I am wondering about the hardware too because hardware is becoming cheaper but they don't bring that much memory or higher cpu. How many people you know go into best buy and are willing to buy a 3.0HX p4 machine with 512 memory. My parent just bought a laptop and they just need thing like e-mail, word and napster. What requirements are they going to need if they want to run napster, word, and ei if just the os needs all that. I guess that I am trying to say is that it is going to take a while for most people to adopt Vista since it really doesnt offer anything new.
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While the extreme lateness of the next version of Windows has definatly been helpful for alternatives, I think it remains to be seen wether the actual release will be beneficial for them.
The cost and system requirments will not be noticable to those who simply buy their OS with their computer, the vast majority of users. They will simply use Windows XP until they need a new PC, or if they need to switch to Vista for some reason they will probably need a new PC anyway.