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O'Reilly.com: Why Open Source Doesn't Suck for the Consumer
Sep 3, 2000, 15 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (5191 reads)

(Other stories by Tim O'Reilly)

"Suppose, for an instant, you broaden the discussion beyond Linux, as I constantly try to do when talking about open source. All of a sudden the answer to how open source stacks up against Windows for usability takes on a whole new cast. The impact has already been so huge that we take it all for granted."

"What is the dominant application development platform today? The WEB!"

"...And the irony is that Linux and other free OSes had the lead, didn't know it, and now have to play catch up on the Web as well."

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This comment has little to do with the m ...   Why Javascript isn't taken seriously   
Jim Hill
Sep 3, 2000, 20:01:17
 
Why don't Opensourcers shut up and l ...   Why Open Source Does Suck   
MSLover
Sep 3, 2000, 21:41:36
 
Prithee, Lord Moderator...a troll hath a ...   Re: Why Open Source Does Suck   
Keith Phillips
Sep 4, 2000, 01:03:15
 
Mayhap thy troll hath come forth from th ...   Re: Re: Why Open Source Does Suck   
MSturbation
Sep 4, 2000, 04:35:13
 
I switched to GNU/Linux because I find i ...   Re: Why Open Source Does Suck   
Tim Williams
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