On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:03:30 -0700, Weaver wrote: > On Sat, September 8, 2012 8:51 am, Camaleón wrote:
(...) >>> The reason they don't is the install procedure. >> >> (...) >> >> I think it's not that easy. >> >> First, because "untechie" users neither have to install Windows nor >> MacOS as both usually come along with the computer in a pre-installed >> form thus they only have to provide some basic data. > > Yes, a couple have made this point, but from my own personal experience, > it's not the case. You mean you got your linux preinstalled within you computer? That would be nice but I'm afraid not the norm :-) > I am not what you could call 'financially endowed' and always obtained > older and, in many cases, in complete boxes. I couldn't afford the brand > new OEM boxes, so always had to install Windows, when I used it, myself. > I had to buy that. That's a different user case. But then, Windows installation is not that straight-forward because you may have to provide some basic drivers (for the storage controller) and manually partition the hard disk, choose the file system to use, etc. > From memory, it ran itself. I really doubt it. > There were perhaps a couple of questions that didn't require reference > to Einstein, but that was all. Not the questions the "joe" user is able to provide without help. > Nothing anywhere near as complex as an expert Debian install, which is > what I prefer now. > Not to the point of being one of the 'High-Riders', but I'm getting > there. Regards, Well, it would be more fair to compare the Windows installer with Debian grahical installer that is the deafult. And of course, not with the expert installer; as its name indicates, is not for beginners ;-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/k2i9u7$rra$7...@ger.gmane.org