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| DATE | 2003-11-04 |
| FROM | Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
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I said it before and I say it again "Stop saying LINUX is not ready".
It does not matter if it is or is not.
That said ask red Hat's Chief executive what about a system that freezes
and chrashes all the time.
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Inker, Evan wrote:
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> Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
>
> Munir Kotadia
> ZDNet UK
> November 04, 2003, 08:30 GMT
>
> Red Hat's chief executive has said that Windows will remain the right
> platform for home users, at least until Linux has had more time to mature
>
> Red Hat's chief executive has said that Linux needs to mature further before
> home users will get a positive experience from the operating system, saying
> they should choose Windows instead.
>
> Linux is seen by Microsoft as its most dangerous competitor for desktop
> operating systems, and after a number of high-profile cases where government
> departments have switched from Windows to Linux-based systems, the OS has
> been making some progress. However, Red Hat said that the hype around
> desktop Linux is still mostly unfounded at the moment.
>
> Matthew Szulik, chief executive of Linux vendor Red Hat, said on Monday that
> although Linux is capable of exceeding expectations for corporate users,
> home users should stick with Windows: "I would say that for the consumer
> market place, Windows probably continues to be the right product line," he
> said. "I would argue that from the device-driver standpoint and perhaps some
> of the other traditional functionality, for that classic consumer purchaser,
> it is my view that (Linux) technology needs to mature a little bit more."
>
> Szulik gave an example of his 90-year-old father going to a local retailer
> in order to purchase a computer with Linux: "We know painfully well what
> happens. He will try to get it installed and either doesn't have a positive
> experience or puts a lot of pressure on your support systems," he said.
>
> However, Szulik expects Linux to be ready in a couple of years after it has
> had time to mature. In the mean time, he is adamant that corporate users
> would be surprised by how much the operating system has to offer. "Consumers
> want USB drivers and digital camera support; but for the enterprise desktop,
> that is a little bit different -- that area is ripe," he said. "We think
> that the enterprise desktop market place is much more strategic and has
> buyers whose needs we can exceed."
>
>
>
>
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