Why don't more people use linux?

[Soy]

Don't really get you there... people use it because they have to pay for it?

But anyway, I find linux is generally better designed than windows, just that its tiny consumer market share is hindering its use (less programs etc.)

Windows sells..

Look how PC World advertise Windows 7 on their over-priced computers, it's one of the first things they bloat about.

Also I imagine linux wouldn't release their software for free to companies without some sort of income.

[Agnostic Bear]

Because I don't want a useless piece of FOSS garbage that's unusable, unsupported and incompatible with my hardware.

[HotelUser]

Because I don't want a useless piece of FOSS garbage that's unusable, unsupported and incompatible with my hardware.

Ubuntu just aced all my netbooks drivers. Windows 7 was seriously hurting on that.

[Blinger$]

I have it installed on my main computer, dual booting with windows 7.

I just dont know what i should do with it, i mean, there are no decent programs tbh. And its so difficult to find anything interesting to install =/
(on a side note, it took maybe 40 minutes to install completely, drivers installed by themselves)

[Apolva]

I have it installed on my main computer, dual booting with windows 7.

I just dont know what i should do with it, i mean, there are no decent programs tbh. And its so difficult to find anything interesting to install =/
(on a side note, it took maybe 40 minutes to install completely, drivers installed by themselves)

Tried the "synaptics package manager"? But yeah I agree without cheating and using Wine there's not really many programs (and they all seem quite basic imo).

[Blinger$]

Tried the "synaptics package manager"? But yeah I agree without cheating and using Wine there's not really many programs (and they all seem quite basic imo).

yep, downloaded a few.. but there really is nothing interesting. I mean, on windows i can install a program WITH a decent gui (lets take dreamweaver for example) and it gives me help (there is the part down the bottom where you select a language and then the element and stuff) in the same window.. can you do that on linux ?

Programs for Windows just seem... more advanced!?

[Apolva]

yep, downloaded a few.. but there really is nothing interesting. I mean, on windows i can install a program WITH a decent gui (lets take dreamweaver for example) and it gives me help (there is the part down the bottom where you select a language and then the element and stuff) in the same window.. can you do that on linux ?

Programs for Windows just seem... more advanced!?

Haha yeah, everything seems like it's out the flintstones (even had to reduce the system font size accordingly )
On a note: there are some but like you say without emulating dreamweaver on wine you're kinda in the dark.

[Agnostic Bear]

Here's a list:

1. drivers for anything recent
2. graphics drivers that actually work as intended
3. unity in the community (1000 forks? no thanks.)
4. no true industry standard applications for nigh on everything
5. pulse audio (NO)
6. themes are all ugly or copying another os
7. font rendering is absolutely terrible, no matter what setting you use
8. no decent media player
9. cmd line needed for normal day to day operation in most cases (avg. user should NEVER see a cmd line)
10. horrible ui design
11. go to a linux forum, ask a question, get no answer that solves the problem
12. graphics drivers
13. graphics drivers
14. graphics drivers
15. graphics drivers
16. graphics drivers
17. graphics drivers
18. graphics drivers
19. graphics drivers
20. graphics drivers

[GommeInc]

Here's a list:

1. drivers for anything recent
2. graphics drivers that actually work as intended
3. unity in the community (1000 forks? no thanks.)
4. no true industry standard applications for nigh on everything
5. pulse audio (NO)
6. themes are all ugly or copying another os
7. font rendering is absolutely terrible, no matter what setting you use
8. no decent media player
9. cmd line needed for normal day to day operation in most cases (avg. user should NEVER see a cmd line)
10. horrible ui design
11. go to a linux forum, ask a question, get no answer that solves the problem
12. graphics drivers
13. graphics drivers
14. graphics drivers
15. graphics drivers
16. graphics drivers
17. graphics drivers
18. graphics drivers
19. graphics drivers
20. graphics drivers

The extra desktop space is pretty cool. I think it's Ubuntu that uses a cube. It's just a matter of finding programs and things to do to fill up that space

[Black_Apalachi]

I pretty much don't have a clue what it is and have never seen it. But I hate Open Office so that's my reason right there.