Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability
“Every year or so I like to see how Microsoft is doing in its attempt to make a desktop operating system as usable as Linux. Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition, with Service Pack 2, is a tremendous improvement over previous Windows versions when it comes to stability and appearance, but it still has many glitches that keep it from being competitive with GNU/Linux for everyday users, including a tedious installation procedure, lack of productivity software included with the operating system, hardware compatibility problems, and a price so much higher than any of the Linux distributions I’ve tested lately that I don’t feel this product is a good value for most home or small office users.”
This is an interesting perspective. Most people would say that Linux needs to catch up to the usability of Windows, not vice versa. Consider the source and author, I suppose.
May 31st, 2005 at 11:23 pm
Whichever way you slice it, winning this race is not something to slap yourself on the back about. Tethering yourself to Microsoft, leading or lagging, is still an unhealthy attachement.
That anyone can argue Linux is close, again leading or lagging, to windows should be a badge of shame.