Vista Launch Good for Desktop Linux? 535
Sensible Clod writes "XYZ Computing has an article hypothesizing that the arrival of Windows Vista may be a big opportunity for Linux to make headway on the desktop. Massive feature cutbacks for Vista as well as huge hardware requirements are cited as major factors. From the article: 'As the time gets closer and closer to the public debut of Vista the operating system seems to be constantly losing the luster which was associated with Longhorn...Whether it's the lack of a new file system or the Monad scripting shell, the absence of innovation in this operating system is giving it a black eye'. The article then shows the need for action to be taken to get Linux onto the computers in stores (display models!), and pinpoints a few important improvements Linux distros in general need to make. Very interesting read, and timely."
Almost negligible (Score:5, Informative)
Vista will implement DRM deep into the OS and when apps start "taking advantage" of that, you will notice that it's not negligible any more.
My reason for staying away from Vosta, hardware requirements aside, is DRM and DRM only. Because there are a few neat features under the hood I'd really like to have. For instance the vector-graphics GPU-accelerated desktop.
Re:For example (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Not trolling, but... (Score:3, Informative)
The reality is that Windows gets "fixed" by being reinstalled
I use Windows and haven't reinstalled it since I installed Windows XP. No need to reimage the system every six months if you know what you're doing.
For someone with a decent knowledge of the platform a complete reinstall simply isn't needed. However, more to the point I was making, for minor bugs and quirks, (some) things can usually get fixed a lot easier in windows than in linux. Thus the "desktop ready" thing.
And if you by random breakage means that the machine has gotten infected with virus/spyware or just gets hacked, a complete reinstall should be standard procedure anyway, as you don't know what is hijacked and not and what's to be trusted.
Re:This is what amazes me (Score:2, Informative)
Re: I actually agree with most of what you say (Score:1, Informative)
Well, duh! If you go to a Republican Convention, do you see Democrats there? If you go to a Catholic church, do you see Mormons there? Most likely NOT.
So naturally, if you visit a pro Open Source web site you *will* find people who don't like Microsoft. Welcome to reality. Now go worship Microsoft's EULA and enjoy the ball and chain riveted to your leg.