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Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> You can't do everything you could do in Linux. For example, Paint
> Shop Pro can use any photoshop plug-in available, can the Gimp? On
> Windows, you can, with pspi, but not Linux.
And I can't add custom patches to Windows and most of its applications.
So what?
> Ok, so maybe such a machine could do everything YOU want to do in
> Linux, but that's not the same thing.
But the point is that for the specific *tasks* that people usually need
to perform, Linux is more than sufficient. The only major issue still
appears to be gaming, and that's changing. Hence the price-tag of
shrink-wrap software can seem quite severe to someone who is used to
having all computing needs satisfied by free software.
> Consider that it costs more to fuel a car for it's lifetime than the
> cost of the car (even if you include interest paid via loans). Why
> would it seem strange that the software for a PC might exceed the cost
> of the PC?
Very poor analogy, even for you. Fuel is expended, most software is not
(unless Microsoft gets its way with a charge-by-the-minute strategy).
Fuel costs for a car are spread evenly throughout its lifetime, and you
can get in a new car and use it with very little up-front cost for fuel.
With Windows you need to spend lots of cash up front to get a working
system to begin with. Not so with most Linuxes, but just try finding a
car that doesn't require fuel or finding someone willing to give you the
fuel for free.
With computers the only thing that even resembles the car/fuel scenario
would be the electricity cost, but that's only to a small degree OS
dependent. Might consider putting a little more effort into your
analogies the next time.
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