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Story: Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop
Enough already
If Linux was mature enough for the mainstream and compatible with the zillions of apps everyday people take for granted, then linux adoption would be impressive, but it remains and I feel for a long time yet, a hobbyist OS with too much technical skill required for the average home user to adopt.
It is good, I use Ubuntu 9.10, Windows 7 and Windows XP (dual boot), and personally prefer the performance benefit of Ubuntu 9.10, but Windows compatibility wins every time, plus as a developer I cannot ignore the fact that I am heavily invested in MS dev technologies.
The way forward, is converge all the forked versions of Linux (far too confusing for the masses), improve OpenOffice to be 100% compatible, (big losers here are VBA Excel macros and Access compatibility) and have (like MS) different flavours, but simplified, Netbook Lite version, Desktop version and Server (Ent) version and standardise the Desktop. Merge Gnome/KDE and create one standard OS platform with app compatbility across the board. Once Mono is finally there, the enterprise have a real alternative.
Then we have a real contender!
Full Talkback thread
Story: Ten reasons Windows 7 could flop
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Another pointless "10 reasons" MS knocking article evansdg1 -
...stop the futile 10!!! GaryVarga -
I only have one reason muller6
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mac lezlow -
Compare!! muller6
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Where to start? danny_wasp
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What about the gamers? SeanTheMac
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I wonder if... Tezzer -
Average home user installing drivers in Linux... ator1940
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"Thankful" for getting charged? J.A. Watson
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Well well... CA
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And why it may not... AlanK
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Wait and see... spartan2276
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Win7 slowdown ator1940
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Windows 7 Still High Maintenance. roger andre
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Jack Wallen.. 46317
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Who buys Windows these days? AlanK
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Post 2 is incorrect. In fact its miles out. JoeJTaylor
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No it doesn't SeanTheMac
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I seem to be missing something. Tezzer
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No, you're missing nothing evansdg1
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Evidence to back up your claims? JoeJTaylor
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Irrelavent SeanTheMac
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That's a netbook test, an... SuperDistro
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ms lezlow
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windows 7 lezlow
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I see your point but, it's cau... SuperDistro
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thank you for reply lezlow
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Cheers also SuperDistro
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ms lezlow
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Isn't the gap for error d... SuperDistro
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reply lezlow
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That's a netbook test, an... SuperDistro
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It does! waheedbhatti
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Payback for 16 years of crap in my lap. Jahm Mitt
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We'll take that... Tezzer
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Ummmmm Jahm Mitt
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no no no? lezlow
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Ubuntu 9.04! Jahm Mitt
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ditto lezlow
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Usual mindless anti MS drivel evansdg1
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Whattsa matter EV? Jahm Mitt
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ubuntustudio lezlow
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j lezlow
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Soooo. Tezzer
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yeah man lezlow
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wait a mo lezlow
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Wasn't aimed at you evansdg1
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jack lezlow
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yes you asre anti MS evansdg1
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ms lover my opinion lezlow
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Enough already CarlBrummy -
Merge So We Can Diverge, and S... J.A. Watson
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Ease the adoption pain... CarlBrummy
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i prefer it also why? lezlow
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merger lezlow
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ubuntu lezlow
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