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The #1 item on my Top 10 List of Linux FUD Patterns concerns its learning curve. This pattern is probably the most prevalent and primarily appeals to fear by attempting to convince you that Linux is too hard for the average person to use or that it is simply not user friendly. There are many variations of this pattern, from the straight-forward “Linux is for geeks” assault to more mature, logical arguments, such as “if Linux can do everything the fill-in-the-blank OS can do, why bother with the hassle of switching?”.
The question shouldn't only be "Can Linux do everything MyOS does?". It should also be "What can Linux do that MyOS can't?" It's a case of incomplete thinking, not seeing the forest for the trees.
First up: getting faster fixes, rather than waiting for Some Big Corporate Lummox to stir from its slumber.
Security, package management, control, cost and choice.
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First up: getting faster fixes, rather than waiting for Some Big Corporate Lummox to stir from its slumber.