Linux still largely invisible in the marketplace

[Steve]

Jamon Camisso wrote:
> I can't remember where exactly I heard it (some linux radio podcast of 
> some sort back in the summer) but the idea of coolness definitely enters 
> as one reason that Linux is having a hard time catching on. For a lot of 
> people (specifically friends, family, professors) who have upgraded to 
> Windows XP, their first response was how cool it seemed comared to 
> 98/2000. Mac users -- same thing. But apart from being cool within a 
> rather closed (or small, whichever you prefer) community i.e. Slackware 
> cooler than X distro etc., Linux is not regarded as something cool to 
> use or do with your computer.

I disagree. I am so tired of XP that I love when I boot into Ubuntu's 
Gnome Display Manager, and am able to try so many different themes, and 
modify the taskbar to show anything I please! :-)

-Steve.
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