penta_chris
06-26-2002, 12:32 PM
My sister emailed me a link to this article (http://www.msnbc.com/news/772215.asp?0bl=-0).
I kind of think that falling hardware prices aren't helping Linux. If I'm Joe Blow Consumer, and I want to replace my old 300 mhz Pentium II, and Dell is selling 1.6 ghz P-4 machines for considerably less than my old machine cost back in the day, the money I'm "saving" kind of makes learning a new OS seem like a silly idea, even if it is free. Not to mention compatability issues I'll face if I want to share files with my MS using colleagues and friends.
The learning curve is leveling off with easier-to-use distros - kind of like climbing a mountain is easier than scaling a vertical wall of the same height.
Not too long ago, I read about several Linux companies banding together to create a "universal" Linux, one that will create a standard Linux platform for interoperability. The target: businesses, not home consumers.
Where is Linux going in the next 10-20 years, especially in the home?
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Authority always wins
I kind of think that falling hardware prices aren't helping Linux. If I'm Joe Blow Consumer, and I want to replace my old 300 mhz Pentium II, and Dell is selling 1.6 ghz P-4 machines for considerably less than my old machine cost back in the day, the money I'm "saving" kind of makes learning a new OS seem like a silly idea, even if it is free. Not to mention compatability issues I'll face if I want to share files with my MS using colleagues and friends.
The learning curve is leveling off with easier-to-use distros - kind of like climbing a mountain is easier than scaling a vertical wall of the same height.
Not too long ago, I read about several Linux companies banding together to create a "universal" Linux, one that will create a standard Linux platform for interoperability. The target: businesses, not home consumers.
Where is Linux going in the next 10-20 years, especially in the home?
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I fight authority,
Authority always wins