Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 Oct 1998 01:37:42 -0700 (PDT) | From | Alex Belits <> | Subject | Re: Linux vs Microsoft |
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On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Tim Smith wrote:
> > 1. We shouldn't settle for being as bad as 95. It's beneath us. > > > > 2. The "buy a preinstalled machine" advice won't be convincing until > > the big boys (Dell, Gateway, etc) make such an option generally > > available. > > 3. Even if we take the most optimistic estimates of total Linux users, and > the most pessimistic estimates of Windows 95 upgrade sales, more people > have bought and installed the Windows 95 upgrade than have installed > Linux.
How is it relevant? Probably more people have died or got injured in car accidents than have installed Linux, but I won't blame quality of Linux user interface for that.
-- Alex
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