On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:40:02 +1300, Peter Reutemann wrote:
'Luke Wolf, ... writes, "Consider this: In the past 10 years has the distribution you run changed significantly in what it offers over other distributions? I think you'll find the answer is largely no.'
And how has Windows changed “significantly” in that same time?
NB: Mentioning "Linux + Year of the Desktop" is always bait for a flamewar.
The fact of the matter is, Linux has got the desktop surrounded. It dominates everywhere there is free market competition (i.e. everywhere except the desktop). Machines/devices running some form of Linux outsell Windows PCs by over 2:1 and still growing. Meanwhile, desktop PC sales have been in steady decline for years. Why do you think Microsoft and Intel are so desperate to get a foothold in mobile, in particular, that they sustain huge losses in this market by practically (or actually) giving away their products? They know that’s where the future lies.