Doubtful. You can find a counterexample for everything the author
suggests will cause a problem. For example, Flash. Just about everyone
who uses Linux on the desktop downloads it an uses it. Same for codecs.
Yes, there are a few fanatics who won't use proprietary programs/codecs
to view web content, but it's essentially a non-issue.
Every criticism the guy offers has already been made of some version of
Linux out there, including some distributions that are very big and
respected in the Linux community, like Red Hat.
There is only one Linux distro which is considered a "bad actor" and
that's Novell (SuSE) Linux, because Novell signed a non-aggression pact
of some kind with Microsoft that's secret (and probably vary bad legally
if MS can enforce it, which is doubtful.)
The only criticism which might be appropriate is the issue of Google
wanting your data. Maybe - it's not like they don't have it already.
The author is looking to fill his quota of column inches. I'd suggest
reading the comments below the article very carefully. I'm still working
on my coffee, but the comments look pretty intelligent.
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