On Saturday 21 July 2001 11:13 am, sisiro . wrote:
Windoze is here to stay because of the ease of use and being popular
That's the point I want to make. Even a 3 year old can use Windows. Now there may be a sarcastic argument that windows is meant for a 3 year old ! Let's leave that aside. But we can say for sure that Linux is meant for advanced users (read geeks) .Though Linux is becoming simpler by the day it is still the OS for programmers at least perceived by the non Linux users.
Can we convince an average guy who is buying a new PC to install *only* Linux ? Certainly not. Almost everybody is comfortable with Windows and we certainly have to give Microsoft credit for this.
I agree with you that Windows is here to stay, not because of it's strength as an OS, but because of our human nature of being conservative and because of the wide variety of software/shareware available.
Again here the above argument holds good. An average user doesn't mind re-booting the machine if he can play Doom,Quake and so on . I have a friend who bought his PC recently. Now after a few months I tried convincing him on using Linux telling him about the stability,the customizations offered et al.He asked me just one question : Can I play all those groovy games on it? I gave up.
Operating System. Microsoft, having some of the best talent in the world, is doing the worst job - of creating buggy software, and releasing it without checking it thoroughly.
I think this is harsh remark. Microsoft releases beta versions of Windows for testing and also has patches in the form of updates. Also I think no programmer can claim that his new software is bug free. Even Linux has bugs and I agree that they are repaired sooner than those in Windows.
You said Windows is more affordable than Linux.
O.K. I was wrong .I realized that compared to NT it is lot cheaper.
Being popular and widely used doesn't mean that it is good or the best.
I guess this holds true for Linux as well. We certainly can't say that Linux is best OS around. The hardware compatibility is the area where Linux falls behind Windows. I know it is the fault of the manufacturers who make only windows drivers. But try to argue this with average user and he will tell you "See that's why I said Windows is still the best" I mean most of the people ( I don't know but I think around 75%) use Microsoft Windows on their PC. Now they certainly aren't insane to shell out money for a buggy software which hangs now and then and makes their life worse than hell. If it ain't good no one will use it. Simple.
I love Linux . I also like Windows .Both have their merits and demerits. At the end of the day it is up to the individual to decide what he wants from his OS and make a choice wisely.
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