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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2005-08-26
Installing software by double clicking setup.exe is a bit of a pre-Internet way of doing things. It's still big in the windows world, but forcing the OS to retain compatibility with obselete and broken libraries is a poor compromise IMHO. Give me a package manager any day.
Regarding codecs, well we all know the legal issues involved, which are irrelevant to package management.