Linux versus Windows (7), an obvious winner emerges.

I’ve used Linux and many offshoots over the years, but never liked the clunky interfaces (text, or GUI), they just didn’t appeal to me because they felt cold, and a lot of work… until Ubuntu. But now, Ubuntu has a serious challenger even in the free space. Windows 7, although it will cost money, is going to kick Linux out of mainstream adoption and into the previous arena of geekery and nerd-love. Windows 7 is fast, and robust. When it does crash on me during this BETA that I have on three systems [2 desktops and a tablet], I have never had to reinstall. Simply run the fix that is presented by Microsoft. Normally, a beta requires me to reformat my machine when something catastrophic happens, but not anymore.

ZDnet’s Robin Harris suggest that Linux had an opportunity to gain wider adoption in the boom of netbook adoption over the last year or two, and for the most part, Robin is correct. Unfortunately, there are no cheerleaders that can market Ubuntu… I’d even suggest that people are protective of their turf, with a blog here and a blog there which defend their particular build of Linux instead of a single platform with extensibility. KUBUNTU for instance, EDUBUNTU, and so on, the flavors continue, but the platform is what should have been the message.

Linux, Ubuntu, and every other flavor will continue to decline if Windows 7 remains as well designed as I am experiencing and hearing about from others. I even converted my file server from Ubuntu to Windows 7 (64-bit). And if I could switch my main machine from Windows 7 32-bit to 64-bit, I would, but I have so much software installed that it would be too painful.