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Why Linux Doesn't Spread - the Curse of Being Free 1243

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday February 17, 2008 @11:17PM from the you-get-what-you-may-or-may-not-pay-for dept.

Vlad Dolezal tips us to a philosophical take on why Linux hasn't grown to challenge Windows as the most popular operating system. According to the author, the reason is simple; Linux is free, and humans tend not to equate free things with being valuable. "Here's what Compy McNewb sees. He can get both OS's for free. But one of them is worth over three hundred dollars, while the other one is worth nothing. 'That's not true!' I hear you scream. 'Linux is worth a lot! It's just being offered for free!' I know it's not true that Linux is worth less than Windows. It's far more valuable to the end user in terms of getting things done. But that's not what Average Joe Computer Newbie sees. He sees a free product versus a three-hundred-dollar product he can get free. It's all about the perception!"

Comment Re:And this would be different than wftpd How? (Score 2, Insightful) 1035

by wshelby on Tuesday December 11, 2001 @11:42PM (#2691435) Attached to: Another Gaping Microsoft Security Hole Goes Unpatched

I agree When ever you hear about a microsoft exploit you linux freaks are all over it but when a linux hole is opened most likely by the same wannabe h4z0r3s no body says anything the just patch and move on, maybe like the new Apache exploit which allows file system access.

( NO NOT APACHE THESE THINGS ONLY HAPPEN TO IIS )

I now return you to your regularly scheduled Windows bashing.

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