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| DATE | 2003-11-05 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers
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I'm more disgtressed at the stupidity of the reaction of people like this RH exec
than I am at anything else.
This is what is blocking the broad adaption of Linux in the general public.
Idiots like this feed directly into a self-furilling prophacy.
Wha fucken more does the damn desktop need to become 'mature'.
The fact that it natually networks without citrix, runs a gazillion applicaitons,
and 3 advanced developement widget sets, that is can be absolutely adapted to the
individual tastes of the user, and is virus free, easy to use, and stable as a rock is
NOT ENOUGH. NO IT IS NOT MATURE UNTIL BLOW SHIT MS OFFICE CAN RUN ON IT.
This moron just cost Red Hat more money than he knows. His fat mouth just cost
Red Hat probibly 100 million dollars.
Ruben
On 2003.11.04 23:57 Mike Richardson - NYLXS PRESIDENT wrote:
>
> 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:
>
> >
> > 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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