1. Linux sometimes has crashes, not due to software errors but because of memory glitches. 2. ECC would prevent memory glitches. 3. ECC is hard to find on deskt

1. Linux sometimes has crashes, not due to software errors but because of memory glitches. 2. ECC would prevent memory glitches. 3. ECC is hard to find on desktop PCs because Intel uses the feature to differentiate desktop CPUs from server CPUs, so it can charge more for servers. 4. Even when someone like AMD makes the feature available, the market doesn't have ECC DRAM modules or motherboards readily available because Intel killed the demand for it.