Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.os.linux.advocacy > #321460

Re: Why Linux is a success.

From Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Why Linux is a success.
Date 2015-09-18 15:24 +0000
Message-ID <d62ol9F4d8dU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <mtctno$6li$1@dont-email.me> <d2a78e92-e4a9-4e73-8d87-88318ae80603@googlegroups.com> <mte8mg$7dj$1@dont-email.me> <slrnmvo32b.mbk.jedi@nomad.mishnet> <5a5ova93r3sndmgiod8vq0lv0p4jb0lmjf@4ax.com>

Show all headers | View raw

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:54:25 -0500, chrisv wrote:

> JEDIDIAH wrote:
> 
>>> lying asshole "-hh" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gosh, that's an interesting set of expectations when you try to make
>>>> mere survival to be synonymous with success.
> 
> Indeed it is "interesting" that one company, peddling mediocre products,
> manages to dominate a market with ~90% share.
>
If it was a fact that they were 'peddling mediocre products' it would be 
'interesting'.  But since that is all a fairy tale made up in your feeble 
mind, it isn't interesting at all.
 
> Some us us (those of us with more than two brain cells) are smart-enough
> to realize that only a fscked-up market, a market that lacks real
> choice, could be in such a state.
> 
'some' in this case meaning idiots.

>> That's remarkable enough in the desktop PC market.
> 
> Indeed, and if it were not for the protection of the GPL, M$ would have
> wiped it out, one way or the other.  They only allowed the Mac to
> survive and retain a niche, at the high-end, so that they could claim to
> not be a monopoly.

On the desktop the linux advocates have pretty much made linux appear to 
be all but wiped out.



-- 
Lloyd

Back to comp.os.linux.advocacy | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Why Linux is a failure. Edward Milano <milano58_remove_no_spam@post.com> - 2015-09-12 00:27 +0000
  Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-09-11 21:36 -0400
    Re: Why Chris Ahlstrom is a follower not a leader. Edward Milano <milano58_remove_no_spam@post.com> - 2015-09-12 01:42 +0000
      Re: Why Chris Ahlstrom is a follower not a leader. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-12 12:07 +0200
      Re: Why Chris Ahlstrom is a follower not a leader. "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-09-12 09:29 -0400
      Re: Why Chris Ahlstrom is a follower not a leader. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-15 16:09 -0500
    Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-09-12 03:58 +0200
      Re: Why my trolling is a failure. scooz <scooz@myemailisspamfree.net> - 2015-09-11 22:22 -0400
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-11 21:01 -0700
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. scooz <scooz@myemailisspamfree.net> - 2015-09-12 00:16 -0400
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-15 07:01 -0500
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-15 10:00 -0700
          PLOOPP!!!  SPLASH!!!  AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!  FLUSH!!!! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-15 14:48 -0600
      Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-09-12 07:06 -0400
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. sbd <sbd.pambu@safe-mail.net> - 2015-09-12 08:36 -0300
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 13:57 -0600
      Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 13:56 -0600
    Re: Why my trolling is a failure. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-09-12 13:42 +0100
      Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Edward Milano <milano58_remove_no_spam@post.com> - 2015-09-12 14:39 +0000
    Re: Why Linux is a failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-12 11:23 -0400
      Re: Why Linux is a failure. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 15:51 +0000
    Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 13:55 -0600
      Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-12 20:59 +0100
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-09-12 16:56 -0400
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 22:26 +0000
            Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 21:05 -0600
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 21:04 -0600
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-15 07:06 -0500
            Find one for sale in the stores, Turdv.  Linux left the shelf years ago. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-15 14:49 -0600
        Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 21:03 -0600
          Re: Why my trolling is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-13 06:09 +0100
            Re: Why my trolling is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-13 11:50 -0600
  Re: Why Linux is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-12 05:39 +0100
    Re: Why Linux is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-11 22:14 -0700
  Re: Why Linux is a failure. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-12 12:05 +0200
  Today's topic is:  Why is Edward Milano such a Pultz? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 04:30 -0700
    Re: Today's topic is:  Why is Edward Milano such a Pultz? "Dr. John Grubor" <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-12 15:21 +0000
  Re: Why this troll is a failure. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-09-12 13:39 +0100
    Re: Why this troll is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 14:00 -0600
      Re: Why this troll is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-12 21:04 +0100
        Re: Why this troll is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-12 21:05 -0600
          Re: Why this troll is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-13 05:19 +0100
            Re: Why this troll is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-13 11:50 -0600
              Re: Why this troll is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-13 13:18 -0500
                Re: Why this troll is a failure. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-14 13:08 -0600
  Re: Why Linux is a failure. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-15 06:55 -0500
    Typical Turdv response.  A total LUSER! GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-15 14:49 -0600
  Re: Why Linux is a failure. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-15 16:08 -0500
    Re: Why Linux is a failure. Edward Milano <milano58_remove_no_spam@post.com> - 2015-09-15 21:48 +0000
      Re: Why Linux is a failure. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-16 15:20 -0500
        Re: Why Linux is a failure. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-09-16 17:04 -0400
          Re: Why Linux is a failure. William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-09-16 23:03 +0100
        Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 23:24 +0000
          Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-09-16 18:33 -0500
          Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-16 17:23 -0700
          Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-09-17 03:42 -0700
            Re: Why Linux is a success. sbd <sbd.pambu@safe-mail.net> - 2015-09-17 08:39 -0300
              Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 12:33 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-09-17 06:02 -0700
              Re: Why Linux is a success. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-18 08:06 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-18 08:54 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 15:24 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-18 12:00 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. "A.M" <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-09-18 12:52 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-20 13:03 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-20 19:17 +0200
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-20 14:10 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-09-20 21:06 +0200
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-21 07:25 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-21 09:30 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-24 08:21 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 13:25 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-24 09:47 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 14:28 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-24 11:08 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 16:36 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-24 11:57 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 17:06 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-24 19:07 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-24 19:06 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-25 17:00 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-25 17:22 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-25 10:41 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-26 12:48 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 18:06 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 18:11 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-26 07:35 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-26 08:42 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-26 09:00 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 14:03 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 18:13 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-10-30 19:48 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 11:42 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 19:12 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-31 20:57 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:10 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-31 21:23 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:40 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-31 23:37 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-31 17:07 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-31 17:20 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-31 17:28 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-31 10:17 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-31 08:33 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-31 12:22 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-10-31 17:26 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-31 12:32 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-31 09:50 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-31 12:07 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 11:37 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 19:14 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-31 15:09 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:11 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-31 21:24 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:35 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:41 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:41 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-10-31 23:43 +0100
                Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:32 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 20:42 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-31 12:27 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-31 09:49 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-10-31 10:12 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-31 12:06 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-26 10:26 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-26 10:38 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-26 16:44 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-26 15:20 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 22:28 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-10-26 16:15 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-26 21:51 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-26 20:48 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-10-27 04:25 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-27 07:15 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-27 13:37 +0000
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-27 11:47 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-10-27 10:29 -0400
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-27 11:49 -0700
                LINUX SUCKS AND SO DO YOU. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-24 19:05 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-09-21 11:54 -0600
                Re: Why Linux is a success. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-24 08:16 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-09-18 09:08 -0700
                Re: Why Linux is a success. -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-10-24 20:36 -0700
              Re: Why Linux is a success. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-21 03:39 -0500
                Re: Why Linux is a success. sbd <sbd.pambu@safe-mail.net> - 2015-09-21 08:38 -0300
    Re: Why Linux is a failure. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-09-15 22:03 +0000
    Re: Why Windows is a failure. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-15 22:04 +0000
      Re: Why Windows is a failure. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-09-15 22:13 +0000
        Re: Why Windows is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-15 15:41 -0700
      Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again scooz <scooz@myemailisspamfree.net> - 2015-09-15 18:17 -0400
        Re: Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-15 15:26 -0700
        Re: Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-15 20:54 -0500
          Re: Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-16 06:57 -0500
            Re: Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-16 15:23 -0500
        Re: Thinking of trying Linux? Better Think again JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-09-16 15:22 -0500
      Re: Why Windows is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-15 15:21 -0700
      Re: Why Windows is a failure. Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-09-15 22:26 +0000
      Re: Why Windows is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-15 20:56 -0500
        Re: Why Windows is a failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-16 09:41 -0400
          Re: Why Windows is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-17 00:00 -0500
            Re: Why Windows is a failure. DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-09-17 08:13 -0400
            Re: Why Windows is a failure. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-17 12:31 +0000
              Re: Why Windows is a failure. Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-09-17 19:31 -0500
                Re: Why Windows is a failure. ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 17:30 +0000
    Re: Why Linux is a failure. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-09-15 15:22 -0700

csiph-web