The inevitable eventual cost of computers.

[Eric Shubert]

joe at actionline.com wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> 
> 

Don't cut gamers short. They're largely responsible for the development 
of the high quality graphics we enjoy today. Without them, I expect we'd 
still be a lot closer to (stuck with?) VGA.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'