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What Linux missed ?
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Posted by: jeff1836
MemberHi all,
I am doing a research paper about Linux on Netbook. My title is "What Linux missed to make it successful".
AT least in term of share market ( currently below 5% ), if linux platform burst to between 10 to 20 percent. Then it somehow a big milestone of consumer market.
I would appreciate if anyone could share your idea?
The paper will hand to professor for industrial purpose.
I have a piece of the Aspire One machine. I replace the original linpus OS to ubuntu ( installed by myself ).
thanks,
Jeffrey
Posted 8 months ago # -
Posted by: noober
MemberWhile this forum isn't quite the location for that type of assistance (you're writing a report vs. actually needing technical assistance for your purchased Acer product) I will offer a few bits of advice.
It all it pretty much comes down to is money. Most of the big corporations get kickbacks for selling their computers with Windows. Microsoft tosses huge cash incentives to computer builders for selling their products on machines standard.
The others to consider - the first user-friendly distro of Linux/Unix was Ubuntu starting with 7.10 or so. Anything before that still required tweaks and edits that your basic technically-challenged grandmother couldn't figure out. While driver emulation has become a big part of Linux, it still wasn't enough to help offset its not-so-friendly user interface for dear old Gertrude sitting behind her old CRT Monitor. Fortunately, PCs are starting to be sold with 9.04 and 8.10 Ubuntu operating systems licensed under GNU and GPL licensing.
The last one is that MANY applications are written for Windows operating systems because it took hold first. While this is probably the effect that your paper is actually studying, researching this last bit might assist you with further aspects of your report.
Good luck.
Posted 8 months ago #
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