Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 29th Nov 2005 08:45 UTC, submitted by sebFlyte
Following up on their tests to work out which Linux distribution works best for business, ZDNet has taken a look at the wider issue of whether or not Linux is actually ready to replace Windows on the majority of Windows desktops.
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2005-07-12
While it's true that Microsoft has no "obligation" to provide such functionality, the automatic detection of other OSes is a convenience for the advanced user that Microsoft should really consider.
Once a user has installed a non-Microsoft platform such as Linux, OS/2, or BeOS and has seen how well some of them are able to detect and configure multi-boot environments, it quickly becomes apparent that Microsoft has given little or no thought to the needs of such people.
It becomes Yet Another Windows Shortcoming...