Re: Linux Replacing Windows on the Desktop, I Think Not! (was Re: Same concerns as a real American)
From: Noi (noi_at_siam.com)
Date: 09/07/03
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Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 17:45:47 GMT
On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 03:57:58 -0700, Kamal R. Prasad without thinking
wrote:
> Noi <noi@home.net> wrote in message
> news:<pan.2003.09.05.16.35.13.240662@home.net>...
>> On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 16:36:36 -0700, og without thinking wrote:
>>
>>
>>
> [snip]
>> Right track but not the whole story. MS as an OS has benefited from a
>> good deal of luck and timing. In the early years Unix and Mac were the
>> only OS in town either complicated or expensive. MS built DOS for
>> IBM's foray into the PC field at target costs for Joe Average. MS
>> opened the door for 3rd party vendors and software followed IBM. Then
>> and now it was 3rd party software titles written for the very large MS
>> base that drives the market.
>>
> The most popular titles are the ones made by MSFT themselves. If they
> didn't flick other people's ideas and drive them out of business -they
> wouldn't have been deemed a monopoly.
> Quicken competes [hard] against MS Money. Do you know of any other
> popular apps available on Windows only and not on Mac OS/X?
>
I miss your point here. MS makes Flight Sim, Office, Money and Windows
which have eliminated most competition it's other titles are still in the
pack. MS had a contract with Apple to develop it's titles for the Mac OS,
that was terminated when Apple sued MS for GUI patent infringement and
renewed since Jobs became CEO.
The point I was making is that for a business where the primary purpose of
IT is to share email, files, internet access and office applications to
it's employees Linux fits that bill. It isn't that different to write
in-house application that run on Linux than it would be for Windows. The
exception is less the learning curve of Linux but more the abundance of
Windows apps.
> [snip]
>>
> Linux and BSD have different terms ffor writing/distributing with 3rd
> party sw.
> Lots of OEMs support Linux -but customers using Linux are for the most
> part a bit more proficient.
>
Somewhat but as I understand, there is a major lack of support by hardware
vendors to supply Linux drivers and pretty much the same for software
titles.
>
[snip]
> if you are a sw developer, then you need to develop apps on the OS on
> which customers are comfortable using [or have copies of], not
> necessarily the OS which makes it easier for you to develop -unless its
> an integrated solution where you sell a solution in a box [not a
> cd-set]. Even if customers are familiar with Linux, its ridiculous for
> you to expect that they will have 1 flabour of OS for each app they want
> to buy.
>
Back in the day IT's major job was to train customers how to use MS
software and I know customer support and training is still a big job
especially for in-house applications. Everyone has to learn something and
I'm telling you if you tell Joe Secretary can learn to use Linux apps just
as quickly as any in-house or Windows apps. I've know Joe Secretaries
that turn on the box do their apps, surfing, email and go home at the end
of the day. Originally it was the business customer that drove the
market, i.e., I have Office at work so I'll put a copy of Office on my home
PC to complete work at home, now it's the home user that drives the
market, i.e., Kazza, mp3, DVD, gaming. That's why every year video hw
vendors turn out a new video card, Intel and AMD turn out faster cpus.
>
[snip]
>
> It turns out that UNIX lost out [to MS] on account of incompetent people
> in IS departments. Re-training people to use UNIX commands vs windows
> GUI or editing their .kshrc files in vi is going to be the hardest thing
> around. Mac OS/X is much better in that respect -but is available on a
> pricier box.
>
> regards
> -kamal
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