On Friday 06 January 2006 23:27, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: ... > Fortunately, I'd say that roughly 1/2 of the home users Just > Don't Care. They aren't looking to run any super-duper MS-specific apps > or games or anything. They want: > > 1) E-mail > 1a) To be able to watch the (virus-laden) attachments and/or links they > get from their friends > 2) Web surfing > 3) IM > > Linux can do all that, NOT get (as many) viruses, AND be a whole lot > less expensive. However, until you start seeing Linux boxen next to MS > boxen at (say) Circuit City -- and for less money -- I don't see us > making a substantial difference in userbase numbers.
I did buy a Linux box at Microcenter last year, and I believe WalMart had some low-end Linux offers running Linspire or some such. Still, would be nice to see a stronger penetration of those. However, for the millions who use their computers more as *appliances* than anything else, I am just not excited. A side note on Microcenter: Even though they are probably the best computer store outlet in the general area, and the best I've ever seen barring none in the US, I'm a bit miffed about their customer service. They gave me a hard time with my tax-free purchases as a corporation, and I utterly despise paying Mass taxes when I live in New Hampshire. So, I guess I'll have to suck in my "gotta have it right now" mentality and go back to ordering online. You'd think my dropping a few thousand bucks in their store would be important to them, but I guess not. Oh well. -Fred _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
