Re: Considering switch to linux

Joe727 <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You have your opinion about Linux. I have mine. What's the problem?
> Unless, of course, everyone must conform to your opinion.

It's comments like this that are getting you so much flak. Show me
*exactly* where I said you have to conform to my opinion? I was pointing
out that your comments were false. Nothing more, nothing less.

You stated that Linux isn't ready for the desktop. I pointed out that it
is for some of us and that your statement is false. It's just not ready
for you in this case.

You said that Linux is command line oriented which is false. I pointed
out that it doesn't have to be if you choose to only use a GUI and that
even MS seem to be coming round to the idea that a CLI is useful.

How in hell is that telling you to conform to my opinion? I say you're
just trolling now.

> Again, I am not anti-Linux, nor am I pro-Microsoft. I just had hoped that
> Linux would be further along than it is. After all, if Linux were ready for
> prime-time, the $25 billion a year PC games industry would have all their
> games ported to Linux. The fact is, they don't.

The games industry are purely money oriented. I worked in that industry
in a minor way from 2000 - 2002. The reason they don't port games to
Linux is because there's not enough money in it for them to make it
worthwhile. They realise that many gamers are happy with Windows and
won't switch to Linux just to play games. When there's a large enough
Linux gamer user base for them to be losing money from lost sales and to
make it financially worthwhile for them they'll start porting games
over. It's a chicken and egg situation though unfortunately.

--
Andy.
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