Why Windows 7 will crush Linux

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Jan 12, 2009 5:01 AM EDT
Network World; By Ron Barrett
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Okay it is no secret that Linux has not been able to crack the desktop, either at the home or at the workplace. Not to ignored either is that Windows lost some desktops last year (a little over 3%),but let’s not panic just yet, Windows still owns over 88% of all the desktops according to leading research. Many people might be surprised to learn that I come from a background of Windows, Linux, UNIX and even MAC. In fact, my first IT experience was in a Novell/SCO UNIX environment. Now there are some fundamental issues to why Windows 7 will trump Linux distros like Ubuntu, Fedora and Debian. Therefor, to get those out of the way let’s just spell them out.

[Here's my submission for FUD-of-the-week. It's just too funny. I dare you to top that! -- Sander]

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