LXer: The success of Linux doesn't rely on Microsoft's garbage

LXer · 10-26-2013, 10:10 PM

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With Windows XP about to finally meet its demise, many users are espousing its replacement with Linux. It makes perfect sense, because there will be millions of machines out there that are no longer supported by Microsoft. Those millions of machines can either add to our already insurmountable garbage problem, or they can continue to be used, sans updates.

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lylemwood · 10-27-2013, 12:51 AM

I tend to agree. I have had many situations where I've repurposed machines that were borderline unusable with the latest versions of Windows and implemented them successfully as Linux workstations. Now, if only we could get a solid foot-hold into the actual Business marketplace with Linux as a front-end workstation...