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1. For the Undecided (Linux Benefits)

1.1 Fundamentally, why Linux?
1.2 Is Linux for me?
1.3 Linux is difficult for newbies.
1.4 What are the benefits of Linux?
1.5 What are the differences between Linux and UNIX?
1.6 What are the differences between Linux and MS Windows?
1.7 I don't believe in free software, etc.
1.8 "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"
1.9 I need warranty and security. With commercial software, I can sue if things go wrong.
1.10 I need standards. Big software corporations (Microsoft) provide standards.
1.11 I Need MS Windows for Reading Writing MS Word Documents
1.12 MS Windows popularity insures that it is "here to stay".
1.13 But LINUX may fork into many different systems ...
1.14 Linux lacks a central development blueprint (or roadmap)
1.15 Linux is a cult
1.16 The total cost of ownership (TCO) of Linux is high
1.17 Linux is idealistic "dreaming"; it is business that rules the world nowadays
1.18 Linux may be found to violate somebody else's "intellectual property" (IP)
1.19 Linux sux etc.

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