Star Dethroning Ubuntu: What Would It Take?
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 7th Dec 2007 06:34 UTC
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu "Many people are looking to Ubuntu to be something that it is not: A mass market ready operating system designed to work with the same level of compatibility as Microsoft Windows. Where people get confused is in believing that if Ubuntu, king of the Linux distros, is not able to take the marketplace by storm, then something must be broken with desktop Linux. In this article, I'll explain what it will take to dethrone the mighty Ubuntu and gain a market share so large that it will eclipse anything seen by Ubuntu to date." More here.
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Flatland_Spider
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2006-09-01

Your argument failed from the beginning. Basically you are confirming what has already been said about the ease of use of distros like Ubuntu. The fact that your have to take these steps in-order to even install the OS clearly shows that Windows isn't as easy to use, install, deal with as people say or want it to be. Most Linux distros have made installation of everything as painless as possible, including basic software.


What are you talking about? There was no argument. It was an informative post. I was trying to pass on some knowledge I have, so no argument is there.

Linux distros don't have that problem because they are updated more often. If MS rolled out new releases every six months I doubt they would have the driver problem either.

I've never said that Windows is easy to use. In fact, it's incredibly hard to run correctly. My personal opinion is that Windows should only be run in a enterprise environment with a dedicated IT staff. This is the exact reason I don't do external tech support.

Vista's install is basically on par with Ubuntu's. It doesn't give you a live environment, but it's just as easy. XP needs a little more work. It's in between installing FreeBSD or Fedora.

As for the last part, meh. I really don't care that much. All of the major operating systems are poorly designed. Windows sucks, Mac sucks, and Linux sucks.

There I said it. They all make the assumption that the user is competent when most of the time they are not. The perfect consumer operating system would annoy the hell out of you or me since it would be so patronizing and locked down.

Bottom line. Computers are hard and should only be run by professionals; most people are idiots who don't want to learn anything. They should be given a sealed box with four applications, locked flash, and some room for storage.

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