Stardate 20011107.0725 (On Screen): The revolution is here! Linux has achieved near parity with Windows and desktop users will switch in droves! (In your dreams.)
An alternative can't be "just as good"; it has to be substantially better in ways which matter to the users -- and it isn't. (It may be better in ways which matter to the developers and advocates, but the differences for most users are much less important.) That's because the very act of change is itself an expense, and it's a very high one. Even if the new alternative is "free", there is still that cost of change to surmount. Which is why it's hardly surprising to learn that there's little impetus in big business to switch to Linux even if it is free. (discuss)
