Should digital monopolies be broken up?

Re:Should digital monopolies be broken up? by justanotheracc on Friday November 28, 2014 @04:19AM (#8670247)

I am somewhat amazed by how long it is taking the population to move away from Windows, now that there are real choices for mainstream users (Linux Mint, OSX). The look of Linux Mint feels especially Windows XP/7-ish, which is probably why I and others feel so comfortable with it.

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Re:Should digital monopolies be broken up? by nickik on Friday November 28, 2014 @04:30AM (#8670281)

Why would you assume that everybody wnat to move away from microsoft? Most people are ok, they dont have a deep hate for microsoft and just wait until they can move away from it.

I tried to get people other things but usually they just prefered windows in the end. Sure part is familiarity but not all of it.

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Re:Should digital monopolies be broken up? by tormeh on Friday November 28, 2014 @04:51AM (#8670331)

I guess it's price (osx) and drivers (Linux). God, everyone would be much better off if we just moved to FOSS OS's.

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