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Keep in mind how much "FUD" the fanboys and zealots use to describe Linux to casual users, basically painting a rosy picture of the OS that simply does not exist. I for one am grounded in realism in that while Linux the core OS is rock solid, the GUI desktop OS is a rather large disappointment that is far from ready to compete with either Windows or Apple. Instead of listening to critics on how to improve, the community would rather add in worthless eye candy like XGL which if anything has shown instability not seen since Windows 95, what a joke. If anything the desktop itself is going back in time. Half of the GUI wants to just copy and emulate Windows, the other half wants to just add in worthless junk. The reality is the desktop will always lag until someone like Novell, Red Hat, or whoever decides to invest the money and time into developing a GUI that can actually compete (something akin to what Apple has done). 0

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