Originally posted by parksie
Yeah, but that's the point. It's our fault because nobody bothers to be a competitor! Except Linux, but that is a *long* way from being a viable home OS. Don't get me wrong, it's a much better OS, but the end-users don't make the distinction between a good OS and a good shell.

As soon as Linux can be installed like Windows (as in - graphical all the way, no messing around with packages, partitions and all that; rather than the bugs ), I'll be happy
Amen (again). Linux is a great OS. So is BSD. But it is not ready for the general populace. I love Linux, but it has been a severe pain in my ass since day 1.

By the way, where did you get this
Comments are for wimps!
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That is hilarious. And I'm not even going to wade through it to figure out what he's replacing.