Roadblocks to Switching to Linux
As I sit here plugging away on this XP box I started giving some thought to just what I'd have to do to switch over entirely to Linux. I've tried out Ubuntu on a 2nd machine of mine and I have to tell you that I really like it. It's fast, it looks good, there's plenty of free software modules available for it and it just plain works.
So why, you ask haven't I switched my main machine over? For a few reasons really. All of which I hope eventually have a solution. Let me break them down for you.
1. Photoshop - I use it, a LOT, and there's no easy way to run it under Linux. I know, there are cases of people using WINE to do it, but it seems like too much of a hassle for me to go through all that. Especially just to get something that probably won't ever work as good or as fast as it does under Windows XP. I know there are alternatives in Linux, but nothing comes close to this beast.
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Another biggy, Quicken/Quickbooks.
And before all the zealots come rushing out with their Gnucash or Tuxbucks or whatever, show me the millions of bookkeepers and cpa's and tax lawyers that also use those linux apps and can exchange data back and forth between themselves and their clients.
Waiting.....alot of nothing.....silence......EXACTLY! There are none.
So until Intuit decides to port to Linux, many many many Windows users will remain just that.
*sigh*
Another Windows user blogging about how they want to go to Linux, but the applications support is holding back...Blah blah blah. Wha! Wha! Wha! I want my bottle!
Same shit, different blogger. Its getting utterly BORING.
And you know what's really sad?
Its not they want Linux, its really because they want a Windows clone! They're tired of Microsoft and they no longer want to be pressured into upgrades (which they pay for!) and "anti-piracy" hoop jumping.
I bet you $100 that when ReactOS reaches 1.0 and the initial compatibility issues with apps like Quicken, AutoCAD, etc are worked out, the large majority of people will migrate to ReactOS instead of Linux.
Let's face facts, Windows users (whether desktop or in business) aren't looking for Linux.
How can you tell? Here's some common traits or characteristics to look for.
Take this blogger as an example:
(1) Doesn't want to learn anything new.
(Photoshop user mentions GIMP, but don't even wanna bother with it).
(2) Words like: "Too much of a hassle".
(even though they haven't even tried!...Which is exactly the point! How do you know how difficult something is, unless you try it yourself?!)
(3) Wish for this and that about Linux.
(Yes, I also wish to be married to a faithful lingerie model who's great to be with, and have unlimited financial security!)
(4) Uses apps that he knows won't work well on Linux.
(Which coincides with (1) such that they'll stick to what they know and won't bother with anything else).
(5) No clue about any other distro besides Ubuntu or OpenSUSE.
(What do you expect? Honestly, they're distros for computing users who have little clue about computers! Just like Windows and OSX).
They're looking for a Windows clone which seemlessly works with their apps, and with little learning as possible. That's the truth.
Why do you think they come up with all these excuses not to change? (And its often the same repetitive shit over and over and over and over and over and over again!)
Its REALLY simple. If you don't have the heart to get into Linux or your requirements don't fit with Linux in the first place, don't even bother. Stick with Windows and live with the disadvantages that goes along with that platform. Wait for something else to come along or something to develop. (Say a seemless way to run Windows apps on Linux).
This is why I enjoy teaching people who haven't used Windows before. (They haven't picked up those "Windows habits" yet)