Posted by: Anonymous
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on May 17, 2008 05:35 PM
"The truth is that no OS is ready for the desktop"
Eh, right. Look closely, by your saying it's time to retire the statement "It's time to retire the statement 'It's ready for the desktop', you yourself have just done what you are arguing against.
And as far as the statement that no OS is ready for the desktop, that is an absurd statement. People, it isn't about the OS! It's about the apps, and more importantly, your data. I'm not using Linux based operating systems for Linux's sake, I'm using it for my apps sake. Sure, I like what Linux based operating systems gives me as far as control and as far as a platform. But the bottom line is, if it an OS let's you do what you need and even a bit of what you want, then it's ready for your desktop. If all I do is view web content and IM friends, then there are numbers of programs that can do that on Linux based operating systems as well as other operating systems. Therefore, that means that it's ready for your desktop. I myself find it ironic that I'm even responding to this kind of story. Sheesh.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 68.47.230.235] on May 17, 2008 05:35 PMEh, right. Look closely, by your saying it's time to retire the statement "It's time to retire the statement 'It's ready for the desktop', you yourself have just done what you are arguing against.
And as far as the statement that no OS is ready for the desktop, that is an absurd statement. People, it isn't about the OS! It's about the apps, and more importantly, your data. I'm not using Linux based operating systems for Linux's sake, I'm using it for my apps sake. Sure, I like what Linux based operating systems gives me as far as control and as far as a platform. But the bottom line is, if it an OS let's you do what you need and even a bit of what you want, then it's ready for your desktop. If all I do is view web content and IM friends, then there are numbers of programs that can do that on Linux based operating systems as well as other operating systems. Therefore, that means that it's ready for your desktop. I myself find it ironic that I'm even responding to this kind of story. Sheesh.
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