How can an operating system, Linux, which just so happens to be a free alternative to their costly #1 competitor, not be widespread and hugely successful? Linux is by far the greatest open source software available to any computer; yet, it struggles for many good reasons.

Linux is not readily available to major brand name computers; walk into a Best Buy and try to find a computer pre-loaded with Linux and you’ll know what I mean. There are, however, options for obtaining a Linux loaded machine; but they are from small companies that often go overlooked when searching for a computer.

The transition is a long, long road; why would anyone who has never used Linux go out of their way, or even think about going out of their way, to purchase a pre-loaded Linux machine?

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