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And by "App Store", Tom's of course means Windows' new "Small Application Marketplace", seeing as how Apple thinks it owns the words "App Store". And "App".
@marshsmello since you installed linxu a year ago you care enough for the big OS that you take liberty to post about not carring about them.
Are they copying the silly firefox new release every few months schedule now??
And I cannot care less for Ballmer's boasting like there is nothing else in the world.
Linux is also good for people who use computer only for facebook, to write a letter and basic things.
I like W7, but some of my critical apps require XP - they won't work on W7.
I also like that I can hover over an open app in the taskbar to see the individual windows it is hosting. If I had to swipe through a dozen open apps to get to the one I wanted, that would prove quite tiresome after a while.
nowadays more n00b raise from gadget & tablet era. thats why they prefer to use "app" rather than "program". they only know how to sms/mms/facebook/twitter rather than c, c++ ;-)
Otherwise, it's like magic to them and they're lost
Mine recognizes external HD's well. You probably use some backup program on windows to do that as only copying folders usualy won't do (registry entries). You have backup programs in linux too. You can also back up package files ie. "installation exe" (deb, rmp) to HD.On Windows, I reinstall all my software from my backup external HDD. Linux won't have it;
you need aptitude/apt-get install or Software Center. Again and again, the key to winning people's loyalty to the OS is to have all the software being able to be installed from an executable. Linux only has a small part of its software that can do that.
Gaming of course. You are right. Linux is a different mind set. I think it is just a matter of habit we all got over the years with windows.
Mine recognizes external HD's well. [/qote]
Of course it does, and so does mine. You misunderstood me; I meant that "Linux won't have it" in terms of not having proper installation packages. You claim they exist; I've tried them before, but normally they don't install half as nicely as aptitude installation does that.