The inevitable eventual cost of computers.

[joe at actionline.com]

> Is Linux ready for 90% of users? Not sure. I'd say it's definitely
> there for web/mail/office tasks, and probably movies ...
>
> Games... not so much. There are a ton of gamers out there who
> MUST HAVE StarCrack II and as long as stuff like that is on Windows
> and not Linux, there will be a huge installed base of Windows boxes.


Can't resist ...

I think this is exactly right.

M$'s future is in high-priced toys and fooling around playing games ...
and not so much in the practical and pragmatic use of computers to do
something useful.