[TriLUG] making Linux look like Windows XP

[Brian McCullough]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 08:15:04PM -0400, Jason Tower wrote:
> 
> there is one primary, overriding reason people use windows: the apps.  you can 
> make a linux desktop look *exactly* like windows but that won't make an ounce of 
> difference to 99% of people if it can't run quicken, photoshop, itunes, 
> $FAVORITE_GAME, or whatever.  while there are replacement apps for many things, 
> there are plenty of apps that are important to people (particularly in the 
> business world) that for one reason or another are windows-only.  and *THAT* is 
> why people use windows and not linux.  they don't care about stability, they 
> don't care about security, and they sure as hell don't care about freedom or 



>   let's see, i had a point here but i've 
> forgotten where i was going with this so i'll just trail off muttering to myself...


I suspect your point was somewhere along the lines of "unless or until
'business people' find applications in the *nix world that are
acceptable to THEIR needs, and one of those needs is frequently 'the
name' of the application.  As long as it says 'Microsoft" it MUST be
good."  ( sorry, just a bit cynical sometimes )


Brian