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Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want?

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On 2014-08-16 05:14, Rich wrote:
> http://www.techrepublic.com/article/will-linux-ever-be-able-to-give-consumers-what-they-want/
> 
>    In the world of consumer electronics, if you don't give the buyer what
>    they want, they'll go elsewhere. We've recently witnessed this with the
>    Firefox browser. The consumer wanted a faster, less-bloated piece of
>    software, and the developers went in the other direction. In the end,
>    the users migrated to Chrome or Chromium.
> 
>    Linux needs to gaze deep into their crystal ball, watch carefully the
>    final fallout of that browser war, and heed this bit of advice:
> 
>    If you don't give them what they want, they'll leave.

I don't want an idiot-friendly, dumbed-down OS or software. I've left
Windows because it didn't give me what, and I don't have a Mac because
that doesn't give me what I want either. Geeks are consumers too. Linux
rocks. :-)

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Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 04:14 +0000
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-08-16 09:14 +0100
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-08-16 13:32 +0100
      Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-16 15:59 +0300
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 20:02 +0000
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 21:48 +0000
      Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 22:13 +0000
        Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-08-16 22:43 +0000
        Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 23:52 +0000
  Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-08-17 14:38 +0100
    Re: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-08-17 15:04 +0100

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