The real reasons why Linux is “behind” Windows on the desktop.
In my previous article I countered some points made by Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal.
Every day I seem to read some article on-line which has some sentiment to the effect of “Linux is behind Windows on the desktop”, or, “Is Linux ready for the desktop?” , or “Linux isn’t ready for the desktop!”.
There are a number of reasons why Linux doesn’t have the desktop penetration which Windows currently enjoys. But let’s start with the main, number one reason;
Microsoft.
You only have to do some research to see why this is the case. For years - decades even - Microsoft was the only company who had its operating system included with a new PC. This made Microsoft absolute truckloads of cash on the one hand, and eventually turned it into a monster-sized monopoly on the other.
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