Desktop Linux (fwd)

[Derek Martin]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 09:29:18AM -0800, Michael Costolo wrote:
> --- Richard Soule <richard.soule at oracle.com> wrote:
> > Everquest, World of Warcraft, Halo, Call of Duty, Civilization,
> > Grand Theft Auto, etc.  Games are a driving force in the home
> > market. Saying that there are games for Linux is accurate, but if
> > you don't have the game that I want to play right now, then you
> > don't have a viable alternative for me.

Yeah, exactly.  Games are the biggest one.  But they're not alone in
the category, either...  For example, as far as I have been able to
determine, there are currently no good video editing packages for
Linux.  This is a small problem for me, and a big problem for a friend
of mine.  He is interested in moving away from Microsoft, but is
reluctant to move to linux, precisely because of a lack of available
software titles, most especially these two (games and Adobe products).
He feels (and I think rightly so) that his options are more limited.

> Granted.  But what is your opinion of the game platforms like XBox,
> PlayStation, etc.?  

My personal opionion of game platforms is that I already have a PC
which is more versatile and more powerful, so why should I buy one?

> I'm not (yet) persuaded that a lack of games is keeping people from
> Linux at home.  

It's absolutely the case.  My dad has also considered Linux, but
understands that he can't play his favorite games on it.  So he's not
interested.


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