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Yeah, good luck with that. Seriously. I have nothing against Linux but the

2007-06-06 10:52:40

(Score:5, Insightful)

by Ian Alexander (997430) on Tuesday May 01, @10:43AM (#18940733)

fanboism is really starting to stink up the place. Do you

honestly think that the Windows user who can't be bothered to download Linux is

going to jump at the chance to buy a machine with it on? At

least with the download Joe Sixpack has a Windows disk to fall back on if Linux

turns out to be something that he simply doesn't want. With

the Dell offer he's either going to have to put up with an OS that he was

already too lazy to download or he's going to have to go Windows

on a retail basis. Guess what kind of bitching and moaning that's going to

cause.

Wouldn't it be the opposite? Someone who can't be bothered to download the

half-gig .iso's, burn them, install them, and possibly configure

the newly installed OS so it actually works correctly on their hardware might

like the idea of having all that done for them so they get a

sqeaky-clean install that works out of the box?

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Re:Vista

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by enharmonix (988983) on Tuesday May 01, @11:01AM (#18941029)

(http://enharmonix.blogspot.com/)

Someone ... might like the idea of having all that done for them so they get a

sqeaky-clean install that works out of the box?

We have a winner. This is why Windows and Macintosh have had commercial success

in the desktop market while Linux flails: the computer

works out of the box. And Windows wins out of the two because PCs are cheaper

than Macs. The big problem with Linux distros is a lack

of usable, pre-installed software and working drivers. Users have never liked

or understood command lines.

You almost need a manufacturer to bother taking the time to put together a

bundle where everything "just works" out of the box. If they

can negotiate selling Ubuntu desktops/laptops without the Windows tax, you just

might see a real shift in marketshare. The only thing

missing is some form of Bootcamp: Linux Edition (UboontuCamp? nah...) so people

can play their games.