Re: Thousands wait in line for new Apple store - New linux store

George Graves wrote:

> I believe that Linux would have a larger "market share" IF computer 
> manufacturers stopped pre-installing Windows on their machines. If faced
with 
> a choice of buying Windows retail, and getting Linux for free (or
practically 
> free - that $10 CD price, you know) a lot more people would go for it.
If 
> that occurred, Linux user-****p would soon reach the critical mass to
interest 
> major developers in ****ting their apps to the platform. That's not going
to 
> happen, however and I think that Linux will always remain regulated to
the 
> "enthusiast" segment. 

If people choose "Linux" on their new system I believe it's mostly 
because it is free and they intend to replace it with a pirated copy 
of Windows.

Steve