"Linux has made major inroads on servers and in data centers running both open-source and proprietary applications on millions of computers worldwide. We've recently seen the rise of Linux on mobile devices. But the Linux desktop remains elusive. We know it's out there, but it only now seems to be approaching the tipping point."
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Member since:2006-01-01
itunes only runs on mac and windows. not on linux, so a user who is running only linux and does not own a ipod is not able to purchase music form apple. again linux is not usable on the desktop because many of the open soure programs lack alot of features that are avaliable in windows counterparts. let say user that like to download movies form movielink, will not be able too because like many websites the wmp is required and wmp is not avaliable for linux. so i guess you ran out of things to
say to defend it. i know it's hard to defend it for a long time since there is not much to defend.
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Member since:2005-11-14
I guess you can't realize you are thinking incorrectly because you are thinking incorrectly.
itunes only runs on mac and windows. not on linux, so a user who is running only linux and does not own a ipod is not able to purchase music form apple
Wrong. And what you say is BS. Apple developed ITunes for Windows. Before that, ITunes was available since a long time for Mac OS, and Windows users could not run ITunes. ITunes only runs on Windows because Apple supported it. You say "only runs on" to imply that this is Linux fault, but actually this is Apple's fault. Now, like always, FOSS came up for the few functionalities available in Itunes that lacked on Linux (basically access to Music Store DRM encrypted songs).
Availability of this app won't affect Linux on the desktop though, as there are alternatives that better integrate in the DEs available on Linux. If you're anal about ITunes, it works under CrossOver Office, and surely even under Wine.
again linux is not usable on the desktop because many of the open soure programs lack alot of features that are avaliable in windows counterparts
And Windows is not usable on the desktop because lots of BASIC features still lack or are buggy in this OS ?
let say user that like to download movies form movielink, will not be able too because like many websites the wmp is required and wmp is not avaliable for linux
So because some sites on internet are badly developed, Linux is not ready for the desktop ?
What FUD is that ? Look stupid guy : this service is only available in the USA. So by your stupid example, Windows is not usable on the desktop on other coutries ?
You Windows shills are so stupid sometimes it's amazing, you defy any logic to further your flawed argument.
so i guess you ran out of things to say to defend it. i know it's hard to defend it for a long time since there is not much to defend.
I think he rather try to shut up Windows shills like you (as Windows power users won't do it). There is nothing to defend in Linux desktops, just things to improve. Some FOSS devs can do, some ISV can do. ISV don't do their work, so they face the threat of being irrelevant in the future, when FOSS has replacements or alternatives.
The article pointed this, that's all there is to it. We know MS forces some of those ISV to not develop for Linux or any other OS. They're scared of Linux on the desktop reaching the tipping point, you are scared too it seems.
Member since:2005-07-02
itunes only runs on mac and windows.
Actually it runs on Linux with WINE.
so a user who is running only linux and does not own a ipod is not able to purchase music form apple.
So Apple loses music sales, what's the problem?
You seem to say that it's somehow Linux' fault if Apple refuses to sell songs to Linux users...thing is, there are other places where you can buy music online, which do work with Linux. Or you can dual-boot just to buy songs (I know someone who does just that, boots in Windows, buys a bunch of songs, reboots in Linux and listens to them in Amarok, arguable the best music player available for ANY platform...)
let say user that like to download movies form movielink, will not be able too because like many websites the wmp is required and wmp is not avaliable for linux.
WMP runs fine under crossover, but that's not necessary. Xine and Mplayer can use the Win32 codecs just fine and access wmf, asf and asx content just fine.
Oh, and since these apps can also play Realmedia and Quicktime, they are actually more useful than WMP is.
Member since:
2005-11-11
"many use itunes to download music and later burn onto a disc"
One can do all that easily in Linux without iTunes.
You only need iTunes if you have both an iPod and a Macintosh or a Windows PC.
I'm sorry about the insults, but really you are a waste of time. This is about your tenth attempt on this one thread to come up with even one valid criticism of Linux, and each time you have easily been shown to be dead wrong. Still you persist (God knows why???) and my patience with you wears very thin.
I feel quite justified in having some doubt about the smarts of a poster who is dead wrong ten times in succession.
I have better things to do with my time than to correct your ignorance and errors which you appear to be posting merely to try to spread misinformed disinformation about Linux.
Edited 2006-01-16 12:10