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I wonder why manufacturers all over the world would rather use FreeDos on some laptops than install Ubuntu or some other linux distro. Do you think it has anyt
by nextparadigms 14y ago
I wonder why manufacturers all over the world would rather use FreeDos on some laptops than install Ubuntu or some other linux distro.
Do you think it has anything to do with Microsoft coercing them into not giving customers a real OS choice, or is it because manufacturers don't want to be bothered to do the least amount of effort to support Linux (even though most drivers should work by default)?
- anamax 14y agoHow about C - there's no significant customer demand for pre-installed Linux machines. Yes, lots of you put Linux on boxes, but there are several different distributions. People buy computers to run software. Until recently, that meant Windows for most people. For laptops and desktops, that will probably never mean linux. As to tablets, it's android or ios.
- brudgers 14y agoLinux is a PITA for the average computer user. Keeping a distro current sucks compared to patch Tuesday and technical support blows...problem with Firefox? you will get linked to some page unrelated to your issue on Ubuntu's website. It's not a conspiracy. Linux is going to require more manufacturer resources to support consumers while producing less revenue - i.e. most people aren't going to choose Linux unless it is cheaper than Windows. On the other hand, FreeDos is so simple and limited that hardware vendors don't need significant resources to support it, so it is more profitable than Linux.