Hah!
From a /. comment about Windows 7 being released in 2009 instead of 2010:
This time around businesses might just hold onto XP until new Windows is released and it proves to be an improvement over XP.
Microsoft is not as strong in a desktop area as it used to be, after all the goodness coming out of Linux distros and Apple. If they try to be tough and EOL [End of Life] XP while Vista is the only MS alternative, it’ll be like throwing a chair in their own face.
I have to admit, I have been increasingly interested in exploring a linux distro on my home laptop. I have XP, and it’s a Dell, and I don’t think it even -came- with install disks, and it is sorely in need of a reinstall. The only thing stopping me is the applications issue – I don’t want to find a vaguely acceptable open source substitute for Premiere.
PS Know why I stopped using tags for everything outside of “covet”? It’s because you can’t select tags when writing a post, you can only add them, and I’ve already run into the problem of identical tags with different capitalization. How annoying.
Scotty runs Kubuntu and seems to have a ball with it when he’s not throwing things against the wall.
Hmm, is that a vote for or against it?
I think for someone who isn’t a constant tinkerer, it would be a good choice. Scotty is not that person.
It had to be the video editor.
If you don’t mind spending $40, Crossover Linux can be a good way of getting Windows applications to run on Linux. It looks like the support for Photoshop is pretty good, but Premier is known not to work.
I recommend any Debian based distribution for tinkering. Ubuntu has a lot going for it.
Indeed, CS3 is a big part of my computer productivity, and if I were to switch operating systems, I would definitely want it.
Another great comment:
A 1-gigahertz desktop running Windows XP with ECC memory meets the needs of most businesses. They had a genuine need to upgrade from the MS-DOS-based operating systems (OSes) like Windows 98 when Windows XP was launched. The former is just too unreliable, but the latter approached Linux-level reliability.
Going from Windows XP to Vista does not buy you a quantum leap in reliability. The latter has a nicer GUI than the former, but a nicer user interface is not enough to justify spending another $1000+ on a machine for your secretary.
During this obssessive drive to faster, bigger, and badder computers and OSes, eventually the technology reaches a point at which it exceeds the needs of the customers. We have reached that point — that knee of the technology curve. Any further technical advancements beyond the knee does not bring new customers to computer company XYZ. The computer-systems market now resembles or will soon resemble the automotive market: a replacement market for broken devices.
I do not replace my Chevrolet Camaro when a new sports car enters the automotive market. I replace my Camaro when it becomes too expensive to repair.
No spokesperson for a computer company ever talks about the arrival of the “knee”. It means flat sales and thin margins for the company.
Well, the knee has arrived. The personal-computer industry is now a mature industry like the automotive industry. Welcome to flat sales and used-computer salescritters.
You can select tags while posting, but only if you’re using LJ directly. :) It’ll even auto-complete the word for you for a pre-existing tag.
I would prefer drop downs that I can control-click. a blank box does little for the terminally forgetful.
Linux is at the point where it can work for general computing tasks and compete with Windows. Where Windows still shines (more like, is required) is for the more niche stuff. Gaming, video editing, business specific tailored apps.
If I wasn’t a gamer, I would be running linux and not a single line of MS code.
Couldn’t you just use the money you save on windows to hire someone to come into the room and punch you in the groin every half-hour? I mean, it would be about the same as using premiere.
(I know. I’ve heard it’s improved since 2000. I don’t care. Its forced usage inflicted a pain that will not be forgiven.)
Dude, I don’t know if anyone has told you this, but 2000 is eight years ago now. I’ve used many video editors at this point, and Premiere Pro CS2 and CS3 compare extremely well to Final Cut Pro, and are much more intuitive and capable than, say, Sony Vegas or Avid.
The difference between Premiere and CS2 is night and day.