Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 25, 2002 02:06 AM
The main problem, IMO, is user base. Even though Linux has, and is enjoying phenomenal growth, it is still a very small market (somewhere around 1.8% according to some sources). This problem is not unique to Linux, it is shared by any new OS that wants to break into the market.
I don't think the problem is that Linux users won't pay for software, some will. It is just given the size of the Linux user base even if every Linux user purchased a particular app (unlikely), it would only take a very, very small percentage of Windows users to exceed that number.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 25, 2002 02:06 AMI don't think the problem is that Linux users won't pay for software, some will. It is just given the size of the Linux user base even if every Linux user purchased a particular app (unlikely), it would only take a very, very small percentage of Windows users to exceed that number.
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