Anyways on with my post

I think Linux has real promise but still needs some serious software backing.
many of the applications are missing critical features and there is still the file format issues which I wish the Industry Standards Organization would address.

But I think we will see major changes in the OS/Software Industries in the next 3 years that hopefully will lead to a more innovative environment instead of a competition environment.
The major factor hurting us the customer is the battle between MS, Apple and Linux/Unix.
The three should be doing more to come up with a cross-platform framework that they can all agree on.

There is still little to no choice in the area of pre-installed OSs. You can chose windows, windows, or windows. It’s a sad reflection on pc manufactures. They made a deal with the devil and now they are paying for it (vista).

Even dell, who supposedly champions Ubuntu as a pre-install option, gives in to the devil. Why would M$ need to advertise when pc suppliers plaster free advertisements on every page of their website? It’s quite comical really. You have big captions such as: “Dell recommends Windows Vista on their systems”; but that is the only OS they offer on 99% of all their systems. How can you recommend something when that is the only possible option?? Hilarious.

Until linux is given equal precedence, we are stuck with a pre-installed piece of bloatware that is windows. And by equal precedence, I mean as a legitimate option in the choice of OS when you select build components. I honestly don’t know why manufacturers aren’t jumping all over this. No M$ tax means the customer gets a better deal; lower hardware requirements, which means a faster system at a lower cost; linux installs with a large array of software applications e.g openoffice. By limiting themselves to a single dominant OS, suppliers are empowering M$ and surrendering any control over software.

mohanreddymutyala.