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Linux May Gain Ground as a Result of Windows XP By C. Rogers, 10.01 Linux has not yet captured a large amount of desktop share on the PC market. The reason for this is because Microsoft has been longtime supplier of its Windows operating system. While Windows arguably has been a productive platform for a large amount of PC users, the underground tactics used to excel the OS into its current state have been brash and monopolistic. With force-fed features in Windows XP such as product activation and bullying tactics in the OS to use its .NET strategy (re: Passport), the common PC user may not know that they are slowly being increasingly controlled by Microsoft OS features. Creating a product monopoly is something that is inevitable in a world of capitalism, but with the ways Microsoft has bought out competition, and bullies competitors is not right. Taking a backseat in the desktop market is Linux. While the OS has been around for 10 years now, it's success has been mostly in the server-side of the spectrum. Despite this feat, many companies have released consumer versions of Linux. Some for example are RedHat, SuSE, Caldera and Mandrake. Using the KDE or Gnome interface, Linux has a simple to use graphical interface, bundled with many useful applications. Word processors, image editing software, cross-platform network software (Samba), and Linuxconf are a few of the many applications/programs that make Linux a very comprehensive OS. While Linux does not have the marketing power to push its OS, it may gain ground market-share-wise because of Windows XP. With MS trying to control how it OSes are installed, how it used, and coveting personal information for their disposal, the future may hold a lot of disgruntled Windows users with an alternative decision to think about. While Linux does not have a focused group of developers in one specific area, groups of programmers around the world can create bug fixes at anytime. It is very possible for a Linux bug to be fixed in a matter of days, whereas with MS Windows, one would have to wait patiently for a service pack. The best feature about Linux is that is free. With WinXP upgrades costing $99 and $199 for its home and professional versions, this may also cause a few users to jump boat. |
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