[ILUG] The Conomist on Linux

[Brian Foster]

 http://www.economist.co.uk/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2594309

   ‟Linux on desktop PCs
    More balls through Windows
     [ ... ]
    On the other hand, despite improvements Linux
    faces real obstacles.  It can still be a nightmare
    for home users to install and, unless bought
    as part of a commercial package [ ... ]
    it does not come with a help-desk.  Worse, there
    are still too few applications.  Fewer than 1%
    of all computer games, for instance, work on
    Linux.  Software to manage personal finances
    or organise digital photos is also missing.  In
    theory these programs could all be written but,
    without a huge increase in users, code-writers
    will not bother.‟

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