<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 06:47, Isaac Hummel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:isaac@daedaleus.com">isaac@daedaleus.com</a>></span> wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On 05/02/2011 07:48 PM, Justin Stanczak wrote:<br>
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Just wanted to jump in here. I want to say first free alternatives for windows applications are great. They work just fine for me. However I have a hard time getting windows users to use them. To that end, the single thing keeping Linux from pulling an Android on Windows is applications PERIOD. Linux is ready, but we have a hairball clogging the drain, and it's called MS Office, Adobe, and video games. You can pretty much put video games at the top of that list. When games go, Unity I'm looking at you (the game dev ide, not ubuntu), others will follow.<br>
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</blockquote><div><br></div><div>The majority of (legit) Windows users are businesses. Video Games do not count much in this sector, but then, we cannot go barging in like salespeople to enlighten them on the virues of Linux!! Even so, if Linux can gain a substantial market sector in the business segment, I'm sure Software giants like Adobe will follow(and consequentially EA, Rockstar, and other Gaming Companies).</div>
<div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Actually, applications /aren't/ the only thing keeping Linux from pulling an Android on Windows. PC operating systems being a mature market is the real killer.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>The biggest challenge in any economy. But, I've heard something that goes like this: "<i>Reaching the top is easy. Staying there is not.</i>" We can always look forward to it.</div>
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