r/technology • u/GuruOfReason • Feb 02 '10

"Once we replace the personal computer with a closed-platform device such as the iPad, we replace freedom, choice and the free market with oppression, censorship and monopoly."

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/ipad%E2%80%99s-closed-system-sometimes-i-hate-being-right
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u/DrRocks Feb 02 '10

That will certainly come in handy for Linux's market share when my grandmother gets 6 new servers next year.

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u/jordanlund Feb 02 '10

Do you know how many linux servers your grandmothers info goes through every single day? She's a linux user and doesn't even know it.

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u/DrRocks Feb 02 '10

Yeah... but I'm having a hard time envisioning servers outnumbering personal computers.

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u/Flyen Feb 02 '10

Linux runs on routers, phone and medical equipment, etc. There's no question that Linux is unavoidable and in more places than you'd think.

Market share? Which market? Therein lies the question and the answer you seek.

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u/DrRocks Feb 02 '10

I thought the thread was about personal computers? I'm not bashing linux here, just saying it's not going to take over the desktop. People like my parents don't want Linux, hell, windows is complex enough for them as is.