Topic 1:- Linux is free, yet not popular among personal computers. Why?
1.There is smaller selection of peripheral hardware drivers for Linux.
2.Many things are Command oriented, which makes uneasy for the use for beginners.
3.GUI of Linux OS are not as great as compared to other popular OSes.
4.There is no commercial support available for the Linux users as it is available for Windows and other OSes like 24*7*365 online and telephone support.
5.Many of the commercial and famous software are not available in versions which can run on Linux.
6.Many computer vendors give their computers with preinstalled operating systems. The percentage of Linux in those OSes is very less.
7.As Linux is available as Open Source without any cost, people are afraid to install them due to reliability puspose. Many a time, people think the purchased things more reliable and suitable for their use.
8.There is no publicity done for Linux. There is a great role of awareness and advertisement in making any product popular.
9.Confusion in variants is another thing. When people search about Linux, they find so many option in front of them which makes the selection of single Linux variant suitable to their needs almost very difficult.
10.Power utilization and assurance of completion of any given task in Linux is so low that a developer needs to change some vital codes of the OS and then run it.
11.As there is full access given to the source code, any Malicious Developer may take advantage of any weakness of the OS.
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