Can Linux beat XP in homes yet or NOT?

[Karl Larsen]

Tomas Larsson wrote:
> No, currently Linux will never beat Windows.
> It's to complicated, an average home or office user will never get it to
> work.
>   
    Hi Tomas, at work they have people who are experts that keep the 
local network and all the computers working properly. A few years ago 
you could buy any IBM computer with Linux installed. It was looking good 
in the USA.
> So personally I would not recommend anyone, who isn't a geek to use it.
>
>   
Install it Tomas. Once F7 is installed it is much like Windows now. The 
update software could use some work.
> I have tried my self a couple of times to install and run Linux on desktop,
> allways ended up with a no-go.
>   
    I have been able to install Linux for 13 years now. In the early 
days it was tough. Today it is much simpler.


> Everytime I have ended up with bying full non-oem XP licence's instead.
> I do run it on my servers though.
>
>   
    How do you get the server loaded?
> XP I can get up and running regardless of hardware in say 30 min's Linux
> takes considerably longer time (days, weeks, months in some cases).
>
> XP has basically everything, without hassle, extremly stable (basically
> never crashes). Antivirus software is not an issue really. You probably need
> it on linux as well, at least in the near future.
>
>   
    Windows XP thinks virus software is critical to Internet working. If 
you do not have it loaded it complains every time you turn it on :-)
> If you buy a preloaded PC, you probably have everything you need, for basic
> home use.
> It is cheaper for most people to purchase a valid XP license than spending
> hours to get a linux-box to work.
> Similar with Office, its cheaper to buy MS Office than spending time to get
> Open Officce or whatever thay are called to work.
>
>   
    This is simply not true. Open Office comes loaded in F7 and works 
just fine without a single problem. I use Presentation all the time 
because I get many .pps files people want me to see.
> You can easilly fool yourself with the pricetag on any software, but time is
> monney, allways.
> Regarding MS support, well, those few times I have been forced to use it, it
> is very good.
>
> Personally, however I don't like MS-Office especially MS-Word, I love
> WordPerfect, but last time I tested it it was extremly buggy, anyone that
> knows how it is today, with the latest version?
>
>   
Try Open Office Write. It is far better than MS Word and as good as Word 
Perfect.
> With best regards
>
> Tomas Larsson
> Sweden
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>
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>
>   

Karl Larsen Danish in New Mexico