This little walk down memory lane came from a discussion I was having with a colleague regarding Apple and their clever, sometimes endearing, marketing. You've really got to hand it to Apple. They created a series of ads that have been spoofed by, oh, maybe a million YouTubers by now. First it was the Switch ads. Then, it was the "PC vs Mac" ads, and that's where this post comes in. A few months ago, Novell got into the game with their own "PC vs Mac" ads. Only there was a third participant; a young woman named "Linux". Yep, Linux is a woman. In case you haven't already seen these, here they are, starting with number 1 (a big number one on a finger).
Still having fun? Here's number two.
And finally, all good things must end, but not before Linux wins everyone over.
It's been made so over ready - NOBODY wants it. The GPL makes you keep every freaking program ever created for Linux on every installation disk and come hell or high water - you're gonig to load every freaking one of them.
That is what it seems like and that is what is baffling the masses from adapting Linux.
Linux Creators have become as dumb and obstinate as Apple used to be and Microsoft has never been. Duh - who won that race? Sure wan't Mac. No - Linux developers don't listen to the users. They are so smart that they think they already know everything that everyone else knows and/or thinks...so why should they listen. This is another point keeping Linux off the desktop.
...And...so many programs in Linux hang during use and if you get 3 or 4 programs running and OpenOffice hangs (which is does regularly) you don't have a Task Manager like in Windows has that you can bring up to close programs out. Windows hangs, too, but, you can close out programs rather than have to REBOOT when they become unresponsive. Linux - you have to reboot every freaking time...and I don't want to hear some creepy excuse...I hate it when OOS hangs. Like Windows used to be - Linux has become.
...And...now any person installing Linux - if you load GnuCash - you have to load Firefox. And if you load Firefox - you are being forced to load that crappy Foxmarks program that continually hangs your computer up. Foxmarks renders the computer to a basic state of uselessness. I hate Foxmarks and I resent being forced to allow it on my machine...while I don't get paid for it wasting my time while the people at Foxmarks.com are debugging and making excuses. Screw them people. Take Firefox and Foxmarks off my machine. Oh - I forgot - that's what I did. I will never use Firefox again.
These are reasons why Linux isn't ready for the desktop. It's really not the program - it's the developers and Linux organizations who aren't ready for the desktop. Get rid of them - and put some Microsoft developers on the job - and it will be gotten ready. Money is everything...and that means it had better be able to work...and that is what Microsoft does. It gives you nothing and you have to ask for everything beyond the kernel. That's the way I like it.
Linux loading 5 games is alright - 500 games is not. Microsoft only gives you a handful and then makes you beg for more. Microsoft gives you Notepad and Wordpad and that is fine - automatically loading OpenOfficeOrg is not. OpenOffice hangs too much and sucks. Not good. Microsoft lets you know where your firewall and virus protection is - Linux does not. Wanna know why Linux is not ready for the desktop - I just told you. It's the developers who are not ready...not the users.
Is Linux Ready for the Desktop?
It's been made so over ready - NOBODY wants it. The GPL makes you keep every freaking program ever created for Linux on every installation disk and come hell or high water - you're gonig to load every freaking one of them.
That is what it seems like and that is what is baffling the masses from adapting Linux.
Linux Creators have become as dumb and obstinate as Apple used to be and Microsoft has never been. Duh - who won that race? Sure wan't Mac. No - Linux developers don't listen to the users. They are so smart that they think they already know everything that everyone else knows and/or thinks...so why should they listen. This is another point keeping Linux off the desktop.
...And...so many programs in Linux hang during use and if you get 3 or 4 programs running and OpenOffice hangs (which is does regularly) you don't have a Task Manager like in Windows has that you can bring up to close programs out. Windows hangs, too, but, you can close out programs rather than have to REBOOT when they become unresponsive. Linux - you have to reboot every freaking time...and I don't want to hear some creepy excuse...I hate it when OOS hangs. Like Windows used to be - Linux has become.
...And...now any person installing Linux - if you load GnuCash - you have to load Firefox. And if you load Firefox - you are being forced to load that crappy Foxmarks program that continually hangs your computer up. Foxmarks renders the computer to a basic state of uselessness. I hate Foxmarks and I resent being forced to allow it on my machine...while I don't get paid for it wasting my time while the people at Foxmarks.com are debugging and making excuses. Screw them people. Take Firefox and Foxmarks off my machine. Oh - I forgot - that's what I did. I will never use Firefox again.
These are reasons why Linux isn't ready for the desktop. It's really not the program - it's the developers and Linux organizations who aren't ready for the desktop. Get rid of them - and put some Microsoft developers on the job - and it will be gotten ready. Money is everything...and that means it had better be able to work...and that is what Microsoft does. It gives you nothing and you have to ask for everything beyond the kernel. That's the way I like it.
Linux loading 5 games is alright - 500 games is not. Microsoft only gives you a handful and then makes you beg for more. Microsoft gives you Notepad and Wordpad and that is fine - automatically loading OpenOfficeOrg is not. OpenOffice hangs too much and sucks. Not good. Microsoft lets you know where your firewall and virus protection is - Linux does not. Wanna know why Linux is not ready for the desktop - I just told you. It's the developers who are not ready...not the users.