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don't get me wrong, i love linux, but this is seriously dishonest, especially the "Forget about drivers" section http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/items/drivers/i

• return0 14y ago
  And i 've seen people with amazon crapware on their ubuntu
• freijus 14y ago
  Like "Don't pay $100 for your operating system", it's not entirely true. It's quite difficult to find laptops without OS.
• davebees 14y ago
  The IM section was egregious too. How can they tout "Pidgin, the instant messenger for Linux (it exists for Windows as well, and for Mac OS X)" as an advantage of Linux?
  • S4M 14y ago
    Yeah, plus Trillian enables to run msn, g-talk and so on in the same app, and also runs on windows.
  • alanctgardner2 14y ago
    They also say that an Office replacement "comes with" Linux. LibreOffice is definitely cross platform...
• rmangi 14y ago
  Seriously dishonest and outdated as well. I love linux but I spend much more time installing things and tweaking my linux boxes than I do my Mac. Linux is awesome for the geek community but it's never going to compete with osx/windows for the casual user, nor should it.
• th 14y ago
  That sections states that drivers are built in to the kernel, which is not always true. There is a section below called "your hardware is not yet supported" under the "cases where you should stick to Windows" section, but that misses the biggest issue which is poorly supported drivers. There are still many wireless cards, scanners, tablets, and other peripherals that have poorly written proprietary drivers or not-quite-functional open source drivers. The number is decreasing, but it's still a concern when buying new hardware.