Doug LaRue wrote:
** Reply to message from Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Wed, 04 Jun
A lot of people will blow a system away and install a pirated version of
Windows rather than use Linux. The pull is that strong.
the earth is round.... what's that got to do with what was stated? And who do
you
know who is buying a pre-loaded Linux system and installing a pirated copy of
Windows? Sorry but THAT does not sound like any of the general public Windows
users I've known or ever heard of.
It's become less of an issue now that whitebox and retail don't have so
much price differential anymore. I used to know a *lot* of people and
businesses who would by a whitebox PC and dump a pirated version of XP
and Office on it.
I do know of people who have paid $250 multiple times to "fix" a corrupted
Windows system and atleast 3 people who just went out and purchased new
computers because Windows died or the system "became too slow". These
people don't play games except crap like Solitaire and don't do AutoCAD.
Ayup. But that's a *back end* cost rather than a *front end* one. If
you run Linux, there is a *front end* cost that you see immediately.
Why did that website crash (needs Flash version Linux+2)? Why can't I
use that PDF form? Why doesn't this website work (IE optimized)? Why
doesn't *insert industry specific piece of VB crap* work? Why can't I
run my printer?
Normally you can go around these, but it takes up front work.
Whereas, getting pulled down by a virus is *back end* cost, and your
Windows PC is a sunk cost and already part of your business. At the
point where the viruses bite, the priority is "just get the thing back
up to where it was".
This is a fundamental psychological problem. You can't sell someone on
"savings". It simply doesn't work. There is no psychological switch to
push; there is no accounting column labeled savings. Even worse, saving
money on your budget likely gets your budget cut.
You will note that at no point did I say Linux is inferior or not up to
the task.
-a
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