Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > comp.os.linux.advocacy > #287726
| From | Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? |
| Date | 2015-04-03 14:16 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mfmlbd$3ob$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <sl6tha5j77ihjkq6f2v5ktu6s88j5p3p70@4ax.com> <mfm6ij$6vt$2@dont-email.me> <iuathatdthgmvhh4dd3iv4eifmj6g0koku@4ax.com> <mfmjn3$s10$3@dont-email.me> <7elthalo60bh72judcmclbqara5h6u80lc@4ax.com> |
On 2015-04-03 2:06 PM, deep wrote: > On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:48:10 -0400, Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote: > >> On 2015-04-03 11:06 AM, deep wrote: >>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:03:47 -0400, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On 4/3/2015 10:00 AM, deep wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 09:45:49 -0400, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 4/3/2015 9:41 AM, deep wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 20:47:07 -0700 (PDT), "J.m." >>>>>>> <jeremywalmartprescottaz@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Virtually every statistic shows Linux at a pathetic 1 to 2 percent of market share. Every one. >>>>>>>> So why do 98, at best, percent of the computer users avoid Linux? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Let's say Microsoft decided to release Office for free, or if Apple decided to offer all apps in their Appstore for free, there would be riots for people wanting these things. >>>>>>>> Yet we have Linux, free and ignored. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My guess is many people have tried Linux, discovered how much Linux sucks and have educated others. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Face it, Linux is a huge piece of shit. >>>>>>>> Desktop Linux that is. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I like Linux. I switched from Window$ 8.0 to Ubuntu 14.04 several >>>>>>> months ago because M$ wouldn't run any of my legacy apps and I had to >>>>>>> buy all new ones. I told M$ to fuck off and now I can run all my >>>>>>> apps in Wine better than they ran on Windows. Ain't never going >>>>>>> back. Anybody who doesn't like Ubuntu is either too stupid or too >>>>>>> lazy to take the time to figure out what you need. >>>>>> >>>>>> Running X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 3.3/32.846 in Wine, are you? >>>>>> Doubt it. >>>> >>>> I notice you skipped this. Where's a screenshot of you running Forte >>>> Free Agent 3.3/32.846 in Wine? >>>> >>> Why do you need one? You have any reason to doubt my headers? >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> What 'legacy apps' wouldn't Win8 run? >>>>> >>>>> Viso Technical and Office. 8.0 wouldn't even run an older version of >>>>> F'n Office. >>>> >>>> >>>> What's Viso? >>> >>> Sorry... Visio. Visio Technical. The technical drawing package. >> >> Which version doesn't work? >> >>>> Is "Office" Microsoft Office? What version? >>> >>> Yes, XP version. >> >> Jesus Christ, you never thought to upgrade? > > That's the whole point. An OS upgrade shouldn't require you to buy > all new apps. That's bullshit and I wasn't going to stand for it. Whether you like it or not, even versions of Linux apps from the same amount of time ago don't work in current Linux versions. The software is free and you are therefore allowed to upgrade ad nauseum, but in the world of commercial software, it is expected and normal that new releases would come out and that they would sustain themselves by selling new versions of their product. You're free to adopt the free software model where programmers are never compensated and where downloading one version of a piece of software means that you can upgrade for the rest of your life if you get used to it, but tell yourself that the producers of commercial software who get compensated also receive an incentive to improve it and it won't be long before their product is outmatched by the garbage the Linux ecosystem provided for you. -- Slimer OpenMedia, GreenPeace Supporter & SPCA Paw Partner Encrypt.
Back to comp.os.linux.advocacy | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? "J.m." <jeremywalmartprescottaz@gmail.com> - 2015-04-02 20:47 -0700
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-03 07:15 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-04-03 13:36 +0100
Trolling is free. Yet 99 percent of poster avoid it. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-03 09:02 -0400
Re: Trolling is free. Yet 99 percent of poster avoid it. GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-03 11:51 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-04-04 00:42 +0000
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 09:28 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-03 15:50 +0200
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-03 09:06 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 10:48 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-03 11:50 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-03 20:06 +0200
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-04 16:19 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-06 07:38 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-06 13:06 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-06 13:06 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-03 11:05 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2015-04-03 09:32 -0700
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-03 11:48 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-04-03 05:35 -0700
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-03 08:45 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 09:29 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-03 09:45 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 09:48 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Tomas <tgif9fri@numo.net> - 2015-04-03 10:06 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-03 11:07 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 07:41 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 09:45 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 08:00 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 10:03 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 09:06 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-03 11:55 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 10:31 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-03 13:21 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-03 19:43 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 17:45 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-04-04 09:22 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-04 12:18 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-04 12:19 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-04-04 09:24 -0700
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 13:54 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 13:48 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 12:06 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 14:16 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 14:02 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Melzzzzz <melz@zzzzz.com> - 2015-04-03 22:17 +0200
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? deep - 2015-04-03 14:36 -0600
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-03 19:47 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-04-03 22:18 +0200
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-03 19:44 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-06 09:30 -0500
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 13:31 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 13:16 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Marti van Lin <ml2mst@nospam.indvalid> - 2015-04-04 05:19 +0200
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-04-04 06:30 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-03 12:59 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? debbie1ballard@gmail.com - 2015-04-13 15:58 -0700
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-04-13 19:42 -0400
Re: Linux is free. Yet 99 percent of computer users avoid it. Why? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-04-13 20:37 -0600
csiph-web