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"bringing the number of supported file systems to 35. (Remind me, how many file systems do Mac OS X and Windows support?)" A bunch of fucking nerds who don't u
by melling 10y ago
"bringing the number of supported file systems to 35. (Remind me, how many file systems do Mac OS X and Windows support?)"
A bunch of fucking nerds who don't understand consumers are never going to take over the desktop. I've watched Linux for 25 years, basically since the beginning. Stop telling people you're going to take over the desktop and figure out how to get another 1%, then repeat. I'd recommend starting with "putting all your wood behind one arrow".
- meira 10y agoYour reasoning is flawed. GNU/Linux took over server and mobile. Nothing stops it to happen in desktop anytime soon. No need for a fucking stupid Steve Jobs (I agree with RMS, thanks god Jobs is gone). Edit: this place should not be named "hacker News"
- tormeh 10y agoAndroid took over mobile. Google could switch out everything GNU or Linux in Android with BSD or whatever next year. There are no unique benefits to Linux outside server/HPC. Sure, it has a huge server ecosystem and is well-suited for HPC, but Google could probably make a replacement that is just as good for smartphone purposes from scratch in 2-3 years.
- ywecur 10y ago> Google could switch out everything GNU or Linux in Android with BSD or whatever next year. What are you trying to say? You could make the same argument for any piece of software in existence.
- dozzie 10y agoHe's trying to say that Android is something totally different from Linux. Sure, it currently runs on Linux' kernel, but that's pretty much all. You don't write your program against Linux/unix API, you write it against Android. If Google was to replace Linux kernel in Android with, say, Windows CE kernel, virtually nobody would notice, including most of the Android programmers.
- Hydraulix989 10y ago"Your reasoning is flawed." "GNU/Linux took over server and mobile. Nothing stops it to happen in desktop anytime soon." Going off of first order logic, this is literally the textbook definition of flawed reasoning (at least without some compelling evidence that A implies B).
- sctb 10y agoPlease comment civilly and substantively or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Shish2k 10y ago> I'd recommend starting with "putting all your wood behind one arrow". I agree that that would make it more successfull... but what's the point in being successful if you do so by throwing out your unique benefits and cloning a product that already exists?
- icebraining 10y agoWhat's with the slur? Arguably, "fucking nerds" have been the most successful at taking over the desktop. https://twitter.com/billgates/status/478693050404069377 https://twitter.com/billgates/status/478693050404069377
- melling 10y agoBill Gates deserves more credit than just being a nerd. He was a good businessman too. He focused on building a business from the beginning: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists He had a business goal and effectively followed though getting the job done: http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/05/technology/bill-gates-email-microsoft-40-anniversary/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/05/technology/bill-gates-email-...
- icebraining 10y agoEvery person is more than just a nerd.
- melling 10y agoYes, we are all snowflakes. Anyway, you seem to be missing the point. And pithy little comments aren't adding any insight.