I know others of you simply hate Redmond. I know some of you like command lines and shell scripts and can't imagine using a graphical user interface. I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The point is, if you need to get real work done using real desktop applications, Linux is simply not a wise choice. But Microsoft Office is the standard for Office suites and whether or not Open Office or Libre Office or Che Guevara Office runs on Linux, it's not real Microsoft Office.Įvernote doesn't even run on Linux (and Evernote runs on everything, including WebOS and BlackBerry -and even Windows touch). Microsoft Office doesn't run natively on Linux. There's no Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, After Effects, Premiere, and so forth. Linux doesn't run the Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Reason #4: Linux doesn't run many serious production applications Which brings me to Reason #1.īut let's get away from personalities, people who don't bathe, and the whole basement Fortress of Solitude thing. My wife recently installed Mint on an old Alienware laptop that was gathering dust.
Want an example? Okay, let's try this one. I've been a very happy (well, except when they break down every two years) TiVo user for more than a decade.īut there's a difference between using Linux like a random Ford purchaser uses a carburetor (like an embedded part) and using Linux as Linux.įirst off, Linux fans are crazy. I very quite enjoy all my Android devices as well as my Chromebook. There is no denying that Linux, when well-hidden, has great value. I'm betting the vast majority of those K-12 students using Chromebooks have no idea (and couldn't possibly be made to care) that they're using a variant of Linux. The Wall Street Journal reports that Chromebooks make up 20 percent of all school mobile computer purchases. The hottest tech toys for kids this holiday season, according to Amazon IPad Pro (2022) review: Stop me if you've heard this one before, but…ĪI is running out of computing power. I cut my video streaming bill in half, and so can you
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