Re: Can Linux beat XP in homes yet or NOT?

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You shouldn't just copy Microsoft's press releases, you know.

On Friday, July 13, 2007 12:34 pm Tomas Larsson wrote:
> No, currently Linux will never beat Windows.
> It's to complicated, an average home or office user will never get it to
> work.
> So personally I would not recommend anyone, who isn't a geek to use it.
>
> I have tried my self a couple of times to install and run Linux on desktop,
> allways ended up with a no-go.
> Everytime I have ended up with bying full non-oem XP licence's instead.
> I do run it on my servers though.
>
> XP I can get up and running regardless of hardware in say 30 min's Linux
> takes considerably longer time (days, weeks, months in some cases).
>
> XP has basically everything, without hassle, extremly stable (basically
> never crashes). Antivirus software is not an issue really. You probably
> need it on linux as well, at least in the near future.
>
> If you buy a preloaded PC, you probably have everything you need, for basic
> home use.
> It is cheaper for most people to purchase a valid XP license than spending
> hours to get a linux-box to work.
> Similar with Office, its cheaper to buy MS Office than spending time to get
> Open Officce or whatever thay are called to work.
>
> You can easilly fool yourself with the pricetag on any software, but time
> is monney, allways.
> Regarding MS support, well, those few times I have been forced to use it,
> it is very good.
>
> Personally, however I don't like MS-Office especially MS-Word, I love
> WordPerfect, but last time I tested it it was extremly buggy, anyone that
> knows how it is today, with the latest version?
>



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