Linux still largely invisible in the marketplace

[Rick Tomaschuk]

Linux is still behind Windows on the desktop. The general public
perception of computer novices IMHO is still that Windows is the only
game in town. When I say novices I mean non graphics, non computer
literate anything. Look at CNN which could be using Macromedia,
Quicktime, MPG, chooses to use Microsoft. Why? I don't know. Lou Dobbs
on Moneyline is always shaking his head in favor of the underdog. Some
perception actually exists that Microsoft is the underdog in the US over
big business as we used to know it (IBM).
RickT

On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 15:37 -0500, Fraser Campbell wrote:
> Rick Tomaschuk wrote:
> 
> > I travel a lot through the US and Canada and am frustrated that after
> > the last 10 years of working to promote Linux (it) is still largely
> > invisible in the market place especially when compared to the Apple 
> > and their pirated lookalike copy called Windows produced by the convicted 
> > monopolist Microsoft.
> 
> I assume you mean the desktop?
> 
> On the other, hand Linux has a lot of traction in the server market. 
>  From small businesses to the biggest I believe there are *lots* of 
> Linux users out there.
> 
> Let's take over all the servers, the desktops won't be far behind ;-)
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