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Old 11-09-2007, 02:21 AM   #1
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LXer: Vista vs. desktop Linux: One year in


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After almost a year since Microsoft released Vista to manufacturing, it's time to re-evaluate it and decide if it's finally the equal of the best of the desktop Linuxes. That's not a facetious question. Yes, in terms of market share, desktop Linux hovers just over 1 percent of all users, while Microsoft claims that Vista by this summer had already sold more than 60 million copies. I'm not impressed, and you shouldn't be either.

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Old 11-09-2007, 11:11 PM   #2
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Good article. The comparison with the auto industry may not be perfect, but it does illustrate the point very well.
 
  


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