Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
It is true, admit it. You can forget it if you
don't know (or could care less) what compiling from source means, or
have an inherent fear of configuring software from scratch.
Recompiling because of a hardware change is not a selling point, and
God forbid you don't think that upgrading your OS every five minutes is
fun and just want to get on with using your computer for the task at
hand.
4. Linux doesn't understand the true meaning of help files
Someone, somewhere, needs to get a grip on writing help files for real
users, you know the non-developer, non-programmer, non-techie types who
just want to know how to get their printer working rather than be faced
by what is often more of a high level discussion on the technical
issues.
The Linux user experience will always suck until and unless the
confusion between 'help file' and 'technical white paper' is sorted out.
5. Linux doesn't communicate
Whether or not you think that Windows is too chatty is besides the
point, at least when you plug a flash drive into a Windows PC it lets
you know it recognises it (or not) and installs and required drivers
(or not) and then opens up a window with the contents displayed.
Typically Linux does nothing visible, in the same example you are left
to open a Terminal Window and mount the drive. Real user friendly.
6. And now for the 'shoot me' bit
Finally, and I appreciate I am wearing a target on my forehead here but
it needs to be said, criticise Linux and the response is likely to be
both acrid and instant. Linux is not a religion, it is an OS, and
people who question it should not be treated as infidels and issued
with a fatwa as a result!
That said, I am putting on my kevlar body armour as I type...
David Bass
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