Neither side is really trying to crush the other so it's fail all around. This isn't even in the realm of believability.

That in mind, it was a hilarious waste of five minutes.

Though I may not agree that Linux will "crush" Windows as it's not advertised to "Joe public" enough and most people are too used to Windows, I will say that I stopped using windows XP last April and made the jump to Ubuntu......and there is NO WAY I'm going back to paying for another Windows OS anymore!

If you play PC games a lot, then I don't think Ubuntu/linux is for you, but I stopped pc gaming a looong time ago and have got consoles for that purpose, so Ubuntu fits my needs perfectly. It's bloody fast, simple, easy to customise and above all, SECURE. Haven't had a virus, trojan or even PC freeze since I've had it! I can't tell you how productive it is not being interrupted by slow down or the stupid BSD! The thing I like about Linux/Ubuntu is that it can run perfectly on minuscule specs as well so I don't need to waste money upgrading components every year.

There may be a day where Linux does become the main OS of the world, but it won't be in the next year.

Myself, I know computers pretty well but I just use vista. Mainly because I play games, but there's also the fact of some lack of driver support with Linux. My old creative sound card driver for linux wasn't completed. I could not get full surround sound with it. My new sound card may be fully supported, I haven't checked.

I've used Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Fedora. The thing I like about Windows is that I know it. I rarely have to research a problem with it. Linux, I have to research almost everything I do which I don't always have time for.

well, if it wasn't for the games, I would run Linux already. Too bad.
Hope the support for Linux in the gaming area will increase.

Ubuntu latest version with simple compbiz config manager eats windows alive it is powerful as hell and nothing comes close to it not even OSX!!!
The only problem is it doesn't have a revenue model built so limits its compatibility with some of the crap on-line but hey it is amazing to use!!!

lol

One problem with Linux is that noobs won't know how to do practically anything. Alot of the time you have to go into the terminal and enter some commands to get something done(most things you dont, but some stuff you kind of have to do). Some people have a tough enough time figuring out Windows, so figuring out Linux will be just totally foreign to them.

I am taking a C course in uni, and we are totally learning Unix, this is really my first experience with Linux. I am going to see if I can get Yellow Dog Linux to install on my PS3, then I can program stuff on it :P. I think since the PS3 supports Linux, it might help spread the word of the OS, since not many people know about Linux, only people who browse the internet daily.

I think for Linux to gain a market share more than about 0.5% though, there is going to have to be a much larger Linux project than ever before, one that regular people will be able to understand and learn how to use quickly.

As an OS Linux is far better than Windows will ever be, way more stable and secure. Windows still has to support it's legacy of the earlier crap-versions of DOS and Windows. But Linux will never be as popular as Windows as long as game-producers and hardware vendors don't support Linux fully. But thanks to Linux and Open Office, MS Windows and MS Office can't ask huge amounts of money for their stuff. Also thanks to Firefox, the development of IExplorer started again.

But most importantly : It's free as well as all the software coming to it. Countries like India and China choose Linux above Windows simply because of this reason. And there are a LOT of people there :-). So we'll see who has the most users in a couple of years.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

I must admit i have been using windows since version 3.11, but after installing ydl on my ps3 and seeing how much better linux was i was completeky converted i mean its not much for gaming but then thats what the game-os if for dedicated gaming.
I am converting my pc over to linux soon, can't wait and good riddance to windows, i am adding myself to the developer community for linux now as have programmed from windows for ages now, now its time to make a contribution towards linux

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau