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    SD>  SB> And why not? In their eyes, OS X is their only competitor. Remove any   
    SD>  SB> differences, and that competition changes...   
    SD>    
    SD> That's not my point.  My point is that instead of fixing what needs to be   
    SD> fixed and making Windows more stable, Microsoft is busy working on things   
    SD> that really don't matter in the long run.   
      
   I have to agree with you there. Their insistance on forcing Edge on every user   
   is a perfect example.   
      
    SD>  SB> Meanwhile, there's a quiet penguin out there, gaining popularity,   
    SD>  SB> eating into their precious 'market share', and it isn't even trying t   
    SD>  SB> compete.   
    SD>    
    SD> As much as I love Linux, it will never become popular because, quite   
    SD> frankly, a majority of the computer users these days are not smart enough   
    SD> nor do they want to know how to do anything themselves on their computer   
    SD> under the hood.   
      
   I think it has more to do with the sheer number of availiable versions of   
   Linux, rather than its *percieved* complexity.   
      
   I sat down with the eight-year-old daughter of a friend, with a blank laptop   
   that I was donating to her, and a copy of...I think it was Mint...Either way,   
   she had no problem installing and using it, and continues to do so now, six   
   years later.   
      
   I know, not the best example. Younger people are far faster at learning   
   things. But the point remains: to the end user, Linux is no more difficult to   
   use than Windows. When things get screwed up, obviously that changes, but the   
   same can be said for Windows.   
      
   I haven't mentioned OS X here, as it's nearly the same as Linux, especially   
   in that example.   
      
    SD> About the only reason I'd want a Windows box these days is for gaming but   
    SD> even that is becoming narrowed thanks to things like Steam though there   
    SD> is still a very wide gap in that respect.   
      
   And that's why I still have Windows on my gaming tower. Gaming on Linux is   
   definitely not the same as gaming on Windows, and much of that can be blamed   
   on hardware companies refusing to provide open source drivers (looking at   
   you, nVidia!).    
      
   However, I daresay that's the only way someone could claim that Windows is   
   'better' than Linux. For day-to-day use, it's a wash; they're effectively the   
   same.   
      
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