Why Linux works for some, and Windows works for others 168 plus 121

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This isn't about release cycles of the OS but of drivers and buttociated userland tools. It doesn't take an entire OS release cycle to add new features as technology changes. Infact, give the rate of technology change in the PC sector, this is really, really REALLY stupid.

Given the level of resources available to Microsoft, there's simply no good excuse for them being beaten to ANYthing by Linux.

Actually, ISOs aren't limited merely to CDs and even the 3rd party crutches that Windows gets to employ aren't entirely complete in this area.

DVD's are cheap and commonplace so they shouldn't be out of the discussion.

What's so advanced about an ISO from and end user standpoint?

It's just another "document" to them. It just happens to encapsulate an entire CD or DVD. An ISO is no more "advanced" than a zip file.

Blame the interface. An ISO9660 is a defined format and can be defined by content.

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That's what I said already.

The problem with that is that MOST users are guided by what the available options are. If you don't present an option to them, they won't go out of their way to find it. That's why Windows is in the position it is to begin with.

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-- Apple: Because a large harddrive is for power users.