For some time, Windows Vista’s perceived failure has given Linux a free ride. It has been nice, but it will not remain. From the looks of things, Windows 7 will be a solid release for Microsoft, possibly even one of the best. With this competition, what does Linux need to stay competitive?

1. More Pre-Install Deals - For so long, Linux has spread through people installing it on random computers. Although this has gotten fairly easy, there are still so many problems. First, it is practically impossible to support all of the harware out there. Second, most people just don’t install their own OSs - they buy new computers with the OS pre-installed. For both these reasons and more, Linux needs more computers shipping with it pre-installed.

2. Better Netbook Distros -

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