DanKohn.com » Linux http://www.dankohn.com Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. - A.J. Liebling Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:57:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 The Linux desktop needs to be pre-installed http://www.dankohn.com/archives/349 http://www.dankohn.com/archives/349#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:57:57 +0000 dankohn http://www.dankohn.com/archives/349 I believe that regular users (i.e., non-developers) are unlikely to start using Linux on the desktop until they can get it pre-installed. The reality is that all OS upgrades are a nightmare. Lots of people had horrible failures when trying to upgrade from XP to Vista, and even the Tiger to Leopard upgrade on OS X required many users to reformat their hard drives. Given that Linux is a completely independent OS (and, unlike OS X, needs to work across a wide range of hardware), it’s no surprise that upgrading to Linux is so (deservedl) daunting.

That’s why I’m excited about news about the new “tweener” category of mini-laptops coming pre-installed with Linux, such as this article about Acer.

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