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KohlyKohl on 03 December 2008
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Comrade Tovya said:
ssj12 said:
Comrade Tovya said:
ssj12 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
lol....its still at 90% guys.....move along

M$ rules OS's

however if Windows 7 is a vista-esque screw up they may have a problem

 

its at 89.69%... that is below 90%.

On another note internet explorer's market share is below 70%!

 

I've never had a problem with an MS modern OS, but I've always hated IE.  I actually use Firefox, it's a far better browser.

As for the 89.69% mark, it's nothing too big really.  Most of the remaining people who don't use Windows, use MAC OS, and Apple keeps their computers in the upper echelon due to being overpriced, so they are a long way off from being a threat to the PC.

Linux is also not a threat (although I run Redhat as a dual OS with XP on my desktop) because even though every Windows version always has critical problems, the Linux based OS' are too complicated (and lack way too many drivers & programs) for the average computer user.

Just my opinion of course...

 

Linux is nearing 1% market share....

 

Right, and I actually am a Linux fan and user, but it's still the fringe OS... too complicated for the other 99% of the market it hasn't grabbed.

Redhat is about as close as Linux has come to being "user friendly" but there remains a serious lack of available programs for Linux, and worse off, a lack of drivers for hardware.

I'm no MS banner waiver, I'm just realistic.  I would love to see another OS come along and take on MS, if for no other reason, because it would force MS to actually perfect their OS prior to releasing them.  Monopolies kill incentives for improvement. 

But, considering just about every PC program ever released in the last 20 years is Windows based, that's a pretty steep hill to climb.  Any OS that steps to the plate almost has to be compatible with programs encoded for use with Windows.  And since that's not legal, it's going to take an underground movement that remains clandestine I suppose... I mean, IBM with OS2 attempted to do it with all of their resourses, but it never was able to leave the shadows of server applications.

MAC OS is as close as it's ever going to come, and in order for it to take off, they either need to start making budget MACs, or just accept their 8% role.

Linux is not too complicated. This is just a hold over from the late 90's when it was not the most user friendly of Operating Systems.

Linux usually does not come pre-installed, so of course one must install it themselves. Every tried to install Windows? Personally I have installed Linux on to PC's of people who could barely turn their computers on. They have no problems using Linux once it set up for them.