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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 10:39 am
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Number three lie: Linux works

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Linux works great if you have nothing to do all day but scour the internet trying to figure out how to get all your devices to run under Linux. The Linux folks have had years to try and get their product in a state for suitable Windows replacement and have failed miserably.
Fallacy number four: There is an increasing selection of commercial desktop applications available for Linux.

If it's not open source, it probably won't be there. While there are credible open-source apps available as rudimentary equivalents, the functionality and elegance of the user interface usually leave a great deal to be desired.
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