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| Time: 14:03 EST/19:03 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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You can easily surf the Web and run a spreadsheet on a Linux-powered PC, but good luck if you want to balance your checkbook. "I admit it--I still have a Windows machine that I use solely to run Quicken and TurboTax once a year," Perens said. | ||
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| #1 By 2 (24.239.196.15) at 5/1/2004 2:48:47 PM |
| Monkeydog....shouldn't you be cleaning your bong this weekend? |
| #2 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 5/1/2004 6:20:47 PM |
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i think that there is another reason, not mentioned in the article, that is slowing down for-profit software houses porting their products to linux, namely that the users of linux don't want or expect to pay for software. if the product is not offered essentially for free there is no interest in the product.
i would venture to guess that the number of purchases of Open Office is extremely small. this is a self defeating proposition much more powerfull than the "chicken-and-the-egg" argument usually given in these mindless articles. that is to say, there is no linux market for purchased software. |
| #3 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 5/2/2004 8:24:50 AM |
| Actually chalk, oldog is correct. I was just reading an article yesterday that was an interview with Adobe, and they mentioned that they tried to port a couple of their applications over to Linux for a test and the majority of linux consumers wanted it free or next to nothing. If I find time, I will try to post it back here. |
| #4 By 12071 (203.217.76.227) at 5/2/2004 10:03:15 AM |
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#7 Is this the interview with Bruce Chizen that you were referring to?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1572017,00.asp "We did an experiment with Framemaker a couple of years ago and it was a total failure. The only people who wanted to use it are people who wanted it for free or very inexpensive and there was no real market." That's hardly saying "majority of linux consumers wanted it free or next to nothing." But the fact remains that there are a lot of Linux users who want their software to be free! If we're still talking about Adobe, then a lot of Linux users wouldn't pay for Photoshop, if a port was created. They would be announcing that "GIMP" is better and cheaper. Of course any graphic designer that's had more than 1 week of experience will tell you that "GIMP" is a horrific mess and doesn't even come close to Photoshop in any way shape or form! It might shock you, but a lot of Linux users think exactly the same as those graphic designers and would gladly pay for Photoshop if a port was available for Linux. So it's important not to take a few vocal opinions and assume that everyone or even the majority thinks that way. What might further suprise you is that a lot of Windows users want their software to be free too! And that includes pirating Photoshop! |
| #5 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at 5/2/2004 12:31:50 PM |
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charlk - "It is true that there are some people in the Linux community who refuse to pay for software but they are in the minority."
Minority of all computer users perhaps, but not the minority of Linux users. This is the catch-22 of Linux. There's no technical reason to use it, it's solely about the fact that it's free. |
| #6 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 5/2/2004 5:07:09 PM |
| I was agreeing with #12, but then I remembered that there were other attempts to compete with MS with Unix-y like OSes (BeOS comes to mind) and no one was willing to pay for that either. |
| #7 By 8589 (66.169.175.39) at 5/2/2004 7:08:15 PM |
| How about GnuCash? http://www.gnucash.org/ |
| #8 By 20505 (216.102.144.11) at 5/2/2004 9:50:50 PM |
| #15 no one is eager to pay the microsoft tax. i do so because there is no good alternative. yet, maybe some day there will be true competition and then prices will fall and inovation will again be the most important factor in determining your operating system. |
| #9 By 135 (208.186.90.168) at 5/2/2004 11:40:20 PM |
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oldog - It's either Microsoft tax, Apple Tax, or Linux tax...
Half a dozen of one, six grand of another... I've been down the other paths, and for my money I get more from Microsoft. |
| #10 By 7797 (63.76.44.85) at 5/3/2004 9:52:32 AM |
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The sodablue Hall of Shame:
"This is the catch-22 of Linux. There's no technical reason to use it, it's solely about the fact that it's free." "No, I'm saying Linux is a piece of crap." "Keep in mind that for Redhat to become profitable, they had to move away from the GPL and adopt a proprietary subscription/support model." "Because Linux is K-K00l RAD333ZZZZ!" "Linux versions are so boring, they offer no new innovations or any real features that people would care about. Just not worth upgrading to." "Granted, my main issue with Linux is it's old technology and not very fun to work with." "It's funny, but actually Linux is too bloated to be used for embedded devices." "Linux which is motivated entirely from hatred of Microsoft products" "OSS development is cheaper... partly true, but since it's unreliable and slower you position yourself with a competitive disadvantage." "The large problem is really that most open source zealots do not have any understanding of the computer world." "The US should start investigating on whether Linux exists because of illegal dumping by foreign companies." "most GPL code is of dubius quality" "I don't have a problem with Linux but I do have a problem with the community's general lack of respect for other peoples work." |
| #11 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 5/3/2004 11:15:27 AM |
| Damn, and I forgot to save that quote for the tgnb hall of shame. What was it again? Something about liking worms and viruses. |
| #12 By 7797 (64.244.109.161) at 5/3/2004 8:21:30 PM |
| So let me get this straight. Just because i can't stand people who blindly are AGAINST FOSS and who are blindly FOR anything MS does, I am a FOSS zealot? |
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