Orn E. Hansen wrote:
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But when it comes to Vista, it's gonna be a simple cut case, it's gonna win, because people will get Vista, not because it's good or stable. But because it's simply the best piece of crap around. People buy stuff, because of their social status, not because of their need to do so. All the guys will talk about Vista, because it's new, it's fat, it looks great, it's got some nice features ... wether it's bloated or not, isn't relevant.
Remains to be seen. From what I've read, it's nowhere near what it's cracked up to be and will lock users in so tightly the pips will squeak. Maybe, just maybe, people will start to see it for what it is.
On the other hand, you've got Linux ... and everything I see on Linux today, with the exception of Xgl and compiz, is a cheap copy of Windows.
Cheap! Only in the sense that it's free.
Back a few years, you'd got enlightenment Window manager. It wasn't stable, it was hard to run,
Hardly the stuff to gain converts!
but it was great looking and was a knockout ... because it didn't look like Windows. Take a look at Linux themes ... even the old enlightenment themes are gone. It all looks like Windows, the feel is the same as Windows ... the interface is the same as windows. The same taskbar, the same menu setup, the same icon bar ... it's just windows, with a different look.
Just because things CAN look like MS Windows stuff shouldn't be a problem. Under Linux, they don't NEED to look like MS stuff. You can set up your Linux desktop to look pretty much as you wish, using a choiice of desktop managers. There's far more depth to Linux than in MS Windows. Anyway, is it a bad thing that default setups look somewhat like Bill's offerings? This is likely to encourage more converts than if it was widly different.
No, if Novell wants to make this desktop a success to challenge Windows. They're gonna have to do something, to get the enthusiasts back on track, that made Linux what it is today.
If we play only to 'enthusiasts', Linux will remain an enthusiasts OS. We need converts to sweep MS aside. and that will not happen without some familiar encouragement.
The programs are good, and getting better, but they lack a touch of glory.
A lot of people died while trying for glory! Ken Hough -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com