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Linux vs Windows on the desktop, part MCLMXIII

Doc Searls and Abhijit Nadgouda point to a funny comment about Linux that sounds so dumb I have a strong feeling it’s actually a prank. Nah, the poster couldn’t have meant that seriously. Come on:

Are you saying that this linux can run on a computer without windows underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?

The article this comment belongs to isn’t a prank, though it certainly is a joke. Who has ever claimed that Linux will eventually displace Windows on the desktop? This kind of debate is getting tiresome. Maybe Linux isn’t going to dominate the desktop but that’s not the point: the question should be whether Linux is usable on its own, and then we could argue which OS has an edge and where. Plus, is this question going to be relevant five years from now? I don’t live in Firefox such yet, but damn, the webtop is growing stronger every day.

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March 17, 2007 | Filed Under Open Source 

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