>As long as MS Windows is the only preinstalled OS in purchased >computers, Linux is a major loser . . . . . > >I don't understand PC sellers because Linux is free. I'm sure in >the above situation very soon people would demand more software to >Linux so that people would not have to put $$$ extra to additional OS. Last time I checked, Wal-Mart was selling Microtels with Linspire preinstalled - the least expensive ones, not coincidentally. I find this encouraging, at least. >I'm toying with the idea that when a computer is tax-deductible, >the goverment pays with respect to lowest priced OS. Sadly, I don't see this changing. Government has shown no evidence of being concerned with cost - it's just good-old boys and girls in smoke-filled rooms - business as usual. (Incidently, since researching all this DVD-Audio and HD-DVD technology, I've developed considerably more insight into this issue. I've got a 'unified-field' theory about it all now - and it has everything to do with the copy protection concerns of the entertainment industry.) - Maluvia
