Serious Red Hat Linux Commercial

My company let 2 Windows system admin go last week cuz they don't know Linux.

i'm all for open source and i use linux on my home computer, but this ad is kind of pretentious.

Linux has not won. It wont win until developers get smarter and start making it more (stupid) user friendly. It wont win until business men get out there and sell it. It wont win until there is a large selection of PROFESSIONAL applications for it back by professional companies. I use Linux and would love to see it "win" but it IS currently for computer nerds (like myself) who know how to use it, and have specific needs.

Evidence says otherwise. Almost every non-nerd friend I have is favorably surprised when shown Ubuntu with its graphical effects and load of apps for everyday use. So much that Dell decided to sell a good chunk of its desktops and laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled. I do realize that Linux stills lack things in order to "win", but the current level of user friendliness, power and compatibility makes it enough for the average user. And that's a great achievement.

Uh-huh. Just because you put it with quotes of Gandhi and MLK doesn't mean it is going to happen. Linux is a very good OS for certain markets, but for your everyday average home computer it will never pass Windows and Mac. There's a reason that it still has less than 1% market share.

Too bad red hat linux sucks =P Good ad though.

the only reason Linux isn't a household name is the failure of the government's anti-monopoly laws...

The rocket was able to leave the Earth thanks to the Hidrogen only.

right, linux is the biggest enemy of microsoft, their most serious threat. Every day linux is getting better and better, so far is easy to use, even by me. its beautifull also with better performance and is more secure than windows. I think linux will end the microsoft dominance over the desktop, if microsoft doesnt respond with an os like xp. thanks. p.d. I switch from windows to linux in my bussines and it save me lots of money. thanks linux you are the best.

I think that linux is going to take over more and more PC's, everyone finds that vista sucks, if thy don't change the way on making windows 7 people will still find it to suck and XP will be to old to use, that leaves only 2 options linux or mac osX