Linux is not good for Desktop

[Coll-Barth, Michael]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com 
> 
>         Years ago, I went back and forth between Linux and Windows.
> I started out with Red Hat, then Mandrake, then Cent OS. I think it
was
> around version 8 that I started running Ubuntu on a machine or two,
and
> have continued to run it, and over time, as I've replaced machines,
> Ubuntu as become the only desktop OS I run.
> 
> On Wed, 2014-01-29 at 22:39 +0530, Ramachandran Chidambaraiyer wrote:
> > While discussing about Apple and its OS for Mac and Iphone, it was
> > mentioned that Linux has failed as an OS for Desktop. It includes
> > Ubuntu also.
> > Do you agree with this.
> > Ramachandran
> >
> 
> 
> 


I thought this thread died.  

Personally, I'm glad that linux is small.  As long as it stays that way,
the morons are kept at bay.  Anyone remember the September that never
ended?

My mother ( 80 ) uses Ubuntu and doesn't care.  My kids and wife used to
complain from time to time, but that was more a matter of it being an
old machine.  I just remind them how bad things were with Windows.  Once
the iPhone came along, for them, they got various Apple products.

The only issue I have with Linux, isn't even with Linux.  It is with the
two largest Office suites.  Neither does MS Office file formats by
default or properly.  That's a big hole for the truck of non-acceptance
to drive through.  It doesn't help matters that they insist on not
making an email package as part of the suite.  Yes, I know all about the
existing email packages, but that is NOT the point.  It is not
integrated.  I have installed it on numerous Windows machines for
people.  They use for a while and soon abandon it in favor of MS Office.
Why?  No email and it is as slow as heck.  I don't blame them one bit.