Why Linux Will Not Displace Windows...

... That is the title of the article you can find here.

Some people find it (the comment) funny... I just think it's sad. Ignorance is not bliss.

EDIT: What I'm linking to is just a comment on the article. The article is worth reading too... but that comment is what is sad.

That commenter is well, ignorant and opinionated, a VERY efficient combination.

Its an old troll post from way back when.

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]"[/COLOR]You're kidding [COLOR="Red"]arent[/COLOR] you?[/SIZE]

Are you saying that this [COLOR="Red"]linux[/COLOR] can run on a computer without [COLOR="Red"]windows[/COLOR] underneath it, at [COLOR="Red"]all ?[/COLOR] As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any s[COLOR="Red"]ervices ?[/COLOR]

That sounds preposterous to me.

If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers without a windows. This clearly is not happening, so there must be some error in your calculations. I hope you realise that [COLOR="Red"]windows[/COLOR] is more than just [COLOR="Red"]Office ?[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Its[/COLOR] a whole system that runs the computer from start to finish, and that is a very difficult thing to [COLOR="Red"]acheive[/COLOR]. A lot of people [COLOR="Red"]dont[/COLOR] realise this.

Microsoft just spent $9 billion and many years to create Vista, so it does not sound reasonable that some new alternative could just snap into existence overnight like that. It would take billions of dollars and a massive effort to achieve. IBM tried, and spent a huge amount of money developing OS/2 but could never keep up with Windows. Apple tried to create their own system for years, but finally gave up recently and moved to Intel and Microsoft.

Its just not possible that a freeware like the Linux could be extended to the point where it runs the entire computer [COLOR="Red"]fron[/COLOR] start to finish, without using some of the more critical parts of [COLOR="Red"]windows[/COLOR]. Not possible.

I think you need to re-examine your assumptions.

First of all, every grammatical and spelling error made in red completely destroys his credibility for me. Second, that's just plain ignorant.

A computer can run without Windows. Windows is not the computer. Windows is the operating system.

Apple never gave up on their system. They have an 8% (and climbing) market share. Their computers never had Windows on them in the first place, and they are running just fine.

This person makes Windows users look ignorant. And that is not a good thing.

Well-phrased failures are the best kind.

*yawn*

As stated before, this was a troll, a well crafted though mind you. It even made digg. :eek:

Moved to Recurring Discussions.

http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=31199&messageID=1050449&start=-1&ct=null

My responce to that comment xD

M$ is a **** company:guitar:.

On second thought, thread closed. Rude behavior and crude language should not define the FOSS community, and that is what outsiders see all too much from us.