sharkinfested
June 23rd, 2008, 01:13 AM
I’ve heard the silliest arguments as to why people should switch from Windows or Apple to Linux.
Some try to overplay the threat of viruses to Windows users or the difficulty of protecting one’s self from them. (Of course, need we remind you that Apple doesn’t get viruses either.)
Others try to say that supporting large corporations is evil. (one person told me that Windows was “the devil’s OS”) Unless you live in a cave and hunt your food with a stick you support LOTS of large “evil” companies – so that isn’t much of an argument either.
Standing up against the masses screaming “Windows Sucks” or “Apple Sucks” won’t change a thing either because the fact is they don’t suck. No other OS can hold a candle to the sheer volume of software titles available to you with Windows. Apple has survived mainly due to their creative designs and focusing on the “wow” factor.
Besides, people are so entrenched in their habits that trying to tell them that they are using an inferior product (particularly when it is the most popular product) isn’t going to sit well with them either.
Contrary to what you might think – I actually like Linux, and Ubuntu in particular. I would like to offer an actual plan that will guarantee a large market share for Linux. It would have to be a grassroots movement, but it is a very simple idea:
When you are planning on buying a new computer load a version of Linux on your old computer and donate it to a school or church or camp or after school program. Better yet, start a computer drive in you area and gather as many older computers as you can – then load them with Linux and give them to these places. If you get kids growing up using Linux then Linux will become their OS of choice! After all the main reason that most people use Windows is because it is what they know!
Get them young and you will have them for life.
Some try to overplay the threat of viruses to Windows users or the difficulty of protecting one’s self from them. (Of course, need we remind you that Apple doesn’t get viruses either.)
Others try to say that supporting large corporations is evil. (one person told me that Windows was “the devil’s OS”) Unless you live in a cave and hunt your food with a stick you support LOTS of large “evil” companies – so that isn’t much of an argument either.
Standing up against the masses screaming “Windows Sucks” or “Apple Sucks” won’t change a thing either because the fact is they don’t suck. No other OS can hold a candle to the sheer volume of software titles available to you with Windows. Apple has survived mainly due to their creative designs and focusing on the “wow” factor.
Besides, people are so entrenched in their habits that trying to tell them that they are using an inferior product (particularly when it is the most popular product) isn’t going to sit well with them either.
Contrary to what you might think – I actually like Linux, and Ubuntu in particular. I would like to offer an actual plan that will guarantee a large market share for Linux. It would have to be a grassroots movement, but it is a very simple idea:
When you are planning on buying a new computer load a version of Linux on your old computer and donate it to a school or church or camp or after school program. Better yet, start a computer drive in you area and gather as many older computers as you can – then load them with Linux and give them to these places. If you get kids growing up using Linux then Linux will become their OS of choice! After all the main reason that most people use Windows is because it is what they know!
Get them young and you will have them for life.