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> > I don't run desktops, I run applications. |
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> In general I'll have to take the unpopular position and say I |
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> disagree. All those potential converts are just like you - They don't |
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> run desktops they run apps - and because they are so entrenched with |
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> dollars already spent on Microsoft Windows, Microsoft email, Microsoft |
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> Office, Quicken,, etc., they won't come just because they can save |
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> $400 buying a new PC. |
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> To become a Linux user is a commitment. People don't make new |
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> commitments lightly, and making a light commitment to Linux is doomed |
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> to failure. It's far too hard to use. Imagine knowing absolutely |
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> nothing about any Linux editor, nor even terminal commands, and trying |
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> to configure networking. It's nigh on impossible. |
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I agree. I'm a longtime unix administrator with many opportunities to convert |
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family and friends to linux, but haven't yet, either due to lack of linux |
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drivers for multi-function devices, or lack of linux compatibility to apps |
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they need to run. Until companies support all their hardware o linux |
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(specifically in my case lexmark), people will feel trapped in windows. even |
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clients of mine that have spent hundreds of dollars for me to clean their |
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windows boxes of spyware can't afford to move due to websites they NEED to |
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run requiring activeX controls. |
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512-762-0729 |
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john@×××××.net |
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