Comments on: links for 2007-01-24 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/01/25/links-for-2007-01-24/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sharms http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/01/25/links-for-2007-01-24/#comment-849 sharms Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:47:19 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/01/25/links-for-2007-01-24/#comment-849 I think the problem is that the Mac market has shown that it can support a shareware economy, while Linux is risky in that respect. Linux users tend not to want to pay for shareware or any commercial software (case in point: nero for linux). Obviously, as Ubuntu grows in ease of use and lowers the level of entry, this market could foster as easily as the Mac's does, but we won't see that for a 3-5 years. Some people think polish is the way to go, meanwhile others are still using a text screen on their boot loader. I think the problem is that the Mac market has shown that it can support a shareware economy, while Linux is risky in that respect. Linux users tend not to want to pay for shareware or any commercial software (case in point: nero for linux).

Obviously, as Ubuntu grows in ease of use and lowers the level of entry, this market could foster as easily as the Mac’s does, but we won’t see that for a 3-5 years.

Some people think polish is the way to go, meanwhile others are still using a text screen on their boot loader.

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