[ubuntu-in] Why Linux's desktop market-share is 1%

[Prateek Sharma]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Hardeep Singh
<hardeep1singh_s60 at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Hi Friends,
>
> To start with 'I like Ubuntu', I have it on my PC at home for more than an
> year now. I found this on digg, I understand criticism is a tough nut to
> swallow but I'm sending it to this community because I'm sure we have people
> here who can really do something about it....
>
> The whole post can be searched on digg with name "Linux Users - Why So
> Serious"
>
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>
>
> Typical conversations with a relative about his or her computer which,
> because of you, runs Ubuntu:
>
> + "Can I have MSN on my Laptop?"
> - "You have"
> + "No, this is not MSN. On Kates' laptop it looks different."
>
> + "I can't get The Sims to install"
> - "That's because it won't run on Ubuntu."
> - "Here. Try TuxRacer"
>
> + "I want to view this DVD, but the player says it cannot open the disk"
> - "You have to install the xine_d4d_plugin."
> + "How? I can't find it in the software database"
> - "Just dowload the source, then ./configure, make and make install"
> + "......"
>
> + "I bought a webcam, to work with skype, but I cannot get the sound to work
> during a session"
> - "That's because the sound device is in use by gstreamer. You have to
> disable gstreamer and turn on OSS emulation for Alsa by installing
> snd-pcm-oss to get it to work."
> + "Wait.... what?"
>
>
> Here, the reason why Linux's desktop market-share is 1%
>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Hardeep Singh
>
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Typical conversations with a relative about his or her computer which,
 runs Windows:
+ "gtalk is not connecting"
- "thats because its broken"
+ "try pidgin"

+ "i cant get my printer to work"
- "you need to get the drivers from the site"
+ "OK which?"
- "whats ur printer model number?"
+ "f300"
- "i cant find it on the site!"

+ "i got a virus"
- "need to format"
+ OK.

See the pattern here? There are issues on both sides inspite of
Windows has more vendor support etc.
Also people are familiar with terms like 'drivers' and 'formatting'
and 'viruses' etc because of windows. In linux u have 'compilation',
'xorg' etc. Just that people are familiar with windows terms, user
problems in windows are brushed off.

Just sayin'