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Assassinator Wrote:Linux is popular because it's open source and free. And even if you say it's popular, it's nowhere close to Microsoft.

Linux isn't as popular as Windows (or Mac OS) due to multiple factors:
* Lack of Publicity/marketing
* Whatever said, a Noob can't understand Linux
* Wide spread awareness and collaboration with industry
* Its not free (people don't doubt stuff they have paid through their noses for)
* looks good, feels good.

No. Mainly it's not popular because if compatibility. Because windows stuff doesn't run on Linux.

Yeah that's the only reason I don't use Linux. If Linux could run Window based stuff I would move on to Linux without any regrets.

y'know, Wine hit 1.0 a couple months ago, and work is still getting done, they are making very good progress!