With the amount of quality easy to use Linux bistros. now available people are still finding excuses WHY?

Question

With the amount of quality easy to use Linux bistros. now available people are still finding excuses not to try it on LiveCD

Here are some examples

Linux Mint
http://www.linuxmint.com/index.php

Mandriva
http://www2.mandriva.com/

PCLinuxOS
http://www.pclinuxos.com/

Difficulty of use and lack of Hardware support are NO LONGER EXCUSES !

So why don't they just try it out on LiveCD without making any commitment ?

LUg.

Answer 1

I just wanted to say that from my Linux experience I haven't really had any big problems compared to what I have had with Windows. I have tried many different distros. and they all run just as well as the other. I have used Linux for just about everything that a computer can do and I have NEVER had a "blue screen of death" or having it freeze or crash on me. I can install programs and updates and not have to reboot over and over, and I don't have to always be spending 3 hours or more defrag-ing, or scanning for some virus, talk about loosing time! Now when I hear about a virus on the news or somewhere I can just sit back and laugh! Also, one of my computers has 1GB of ram that was supposed to be "Vista ready", HA! I can't run more than 3 applications without it freezing on me, so I put Linux on it and it runs GREAT! Last thing, Everything has worked "out of the box" for me like wireless adapters, wireless keyboards, a pen pad, it keeps going on. AND there was nothing special about them! From my experience with Linux I can say I may not ever use Windows again! There IS NO reason that someone shouldn't at least try Linux from a Live CD. =-)

Answer 2

I have just downloaded windows 7 RC and installed it, what it installed was windows 7 ultimate, I am not over the moon with it, From what I have been reading it still has the same old security problems from windows 2000 Era that still have not been fixed.



I for one would not wast my money on windows 7 ultimate edition that is for sure, It is vista all over again, It may be more stable with better hardware drivers, it don't come anywhere near Linux worst distribution if Linux has one,





if this is the ultimate version what a poor effort on MS part that's all I can say, No 3D Desktop Graphics at all, MS said when it brought XP out, people don't like change and who's fault is that, Microsoft's they stopped people from thinking, using their brains, so everything has come home to roost.



Linux is more popular than you think sabayon downloads to date are Downloads: 5,632,133 and one can't get a count on Ubuntu 9.4 I only know it took hours for me to get onto a server here in the states, every university server was maxed out with 46,105 users,



check out the link below for the windows 7 security vulnerability

Answer 3

Because most people want their computer to work for them, not the other way around. Windows works with minimal effort and setup time. There is no need to play around in a terminal in Windows. Nor do you have to download a bunch of packages just to get your DVDs or CDs to work.



Linux will always be second rate until everything, from DVDs to printers, works right out of the box, which will probably be never because Linux doesn't have good hardware support. Plus Linux is lacking for business accounting software.



Time is money, and Linux is actually more expensive than Windows in the long run because Linux wastes a lot more of your time than Windows.

Answer 4

for first people are afraid of change

afraid of what they didn't see before



secondly most of people who use windows don't know technical stuff and won't even do basic maintenance for there hardware and software

so if I only use computer for surfing, office work, email and games and windows do that for me

why do I need to learn something different (that is there point of view not mine )



I love linux with all the customizations available and that is it's spirit but if someone doesn't know anything about the architecture of the OS (any OS ) how would it be useful for them

Answer 5

First off LiceCd's are a pain in the *** I hate them!!! Secondly people are afraid of change and Linux isn't 100% compatible with Windows unfortunatly and before you give me the dual boot crap I hate that as well. I just live without the thing I need Windows for which right now is only one thing.