The Unreasonable Stance: Linux sucks for desktops
Linux is great. Really, it is. I used to use it all the time as a teenager when I got into programming. But now that I’ve matured (a little) and fallen into the world of Apple, I can see that Linux on a desktop PC is not a reality.
You see, Linux is not easy to use for the average PC user. Before you call me names and what not, consider for a second my roommate. My roommate is in his early 20s and sets up PCs and networks in schools around NYC. He has to know a decent amount of shit for his job and thus, I consider him computer literate. But if I gave him a copy of Gentoo or Crazy Beaver Muff 6.08 Ubuntu, he wouldn’t be able to install it completely. Here’s why.
First, he’d want to keep some of the files he has on his Windows partition. He’ll probably also want to keep Windows around for programs we need for day-to-day use like Microsoft Office and uTorrent. So now he can’t simply erase and do a clean install on his hard drive, he now has to split partitions up and a bunch of other crap.
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