My guess is that 'big business' is behind this virus. I they can operate enough machines then they can track trends that are not as easily noticed. Hopefully it's not malicious intent.
Tracking what users are doing is malicious intent.
I agree. But I meant without doing an harm to the PC. Everyone should be on Linux now anyways.
I definitely don't agree this is the path. Linux's only potential way to rise to any sort of significance outside it's own technological base of people is to ease it's way in. Ubuntu on Dell is turning out surprisingly well, this is what they need to be doing.
If every PC instantly came with Linux there would be wide-spread rejection. Not to mention that ANY distro that's popular enough would fall under it's own weight.
I'm thinking the only distro to gain any significicance will be one backed by a very rich corporate (In the end, is this any better? A corporation running the show..sounds oddly familiar).
It's either this or you become satisified with your niche share of the market.