Comments (0)

I’m amazed by the number of folks that tell me Linux is not ready for the masses. Everything I can/need to do in Windows I can do equally as well here. Yes, it may be with alternative programs, and yes there are some native apps you cannot run, but when I try to think about what I can’t do, I draw a blank. I travel with it weekly, I use an express air card, BlackBerry tethering, WEP/LEAP/WPA wireless for my connectivity. I have Windows as well, through a vmware image, and I use that only for customer purposes and Lotus Domino Designer access.

What are your thoughts? What can’t you do in Linux that you need to? Do you even care about the operating system? What about MAC OSX users, are you there just for the Apple marketing and hardware or is it the operating system?

I have to say, from talking to folks, the hardware and applications are key and the OS secondary. I disagree, but that would not be the first time….