On 2/11/2019 11:58 PM, T wrote:
On 2/11/19 10:19 PM, Mike wrote:
On 2/11/2019 5:49 PM, T wrote:
On 2/11/19 5:15 PM, Mike wrote:
LinuxÂ*hasÂ*notÂ*offeredÂ*aÂ*viableÂ*alternativeÂ* forÂ*theÂ*desktop.

Actually Linux Desktop are a wonderful substitute from Windows.
I run my shop on Fedora Xfce and am tickled with it.

What keep folks away is that Linux does not have but about 5%
of the application base as Windows, if that.

Your second paragraph contradicts your first paragraph.

Linux is a perfect solution for a closed/limited appliance like your
shop.

The missing 95% turns off people with general purpose systems.
Most people are not looking for a hobby fixing linux issues.
They want to get right on to posting pictures of their cat.
It takes only one missing piece to sour the deal.

Linux users are quick to denigrate people with expectations
different from their own.Â* Linux would have far better market
penetration if they'd catered to general users starting 20 years ago.

It is a lot closer now than you think.Â* Those folks I
moved to Linux can't even tell the difference.Â* They
are back to checking out the Cute Cat (no such thing, but
I digress) videos on You Tube in an instance.

As I said, if YOU build them an APPLIANCE that does everything they
want or need now and in the future, linux is a great choice.

Try this. Pick 100 windows desktop-only users who are not gurus,
ordinary people.
Give them a link to distrowatch. Tell them you'll give them $100
if they ditch windows and are using linux EXCLUSIVELY six months from now.
What do you think the outcome will be?

Of course, you'll have a zillion excuses why they won't. And that will
be the definition of what needs to be done to make desktop linux
palatable to the general public. It's not one big thing.
It's many-many little things.


I use windows 7 as my TV time-shifting machine.
Win10 won't do it. There's not much M$ could do to prevent me
using win7 in the future. It's an appliance that does what it
needs to do.
All my other desktop systems have plugin drives and can run win7
in the event that it's required.
But, for most stuff, we're all gonna be using win10 sooner or later.
And we'll all be paying more and more fees for everything they
can nail down so you can't get it for free.