Good opinion! I agree! :) You are right that that is where Microsoft earns
there money, they use to earn them from the idiocies of the computer user.
One of the common idiocies of the people is their preference for feature,
ease of use over reliability, quality, and strenght of the OS. I admit I'm
one of them who also fall in the victim's category.
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>I think that statement should be qualified:
>More people are knowledgable "of" computers: that is true.
>However, in the past, the average user of a computer had more knowledge
>"about" the computer they were using. They had to be.
>The current state is sad indeed: Many users of computers have no idea
>"about" the computer they use. It's actually COMMON to find people
>who have no idea what a directory is, or the difference between
>RAM and hard disk space. And these people actually USE and OWN
>computers!
>
>In other words, five/ten years ago things may have looked like this:
>85%: people who didn't use computers
>14%: people who used computers, and actually knew stuff about
> computers (ie: knew more than just how to start programs)
>1%: people who used computers, but didn't know much about them
>
>Now it looks morelike this:
>40%: people who don't use computers
>20%: people who use computers, and actually knew stuff about
> computers (ie: knew more than just how to start programs)
>40%: people who use computers, but didn't know much about them
>
>THESE NUMBER ARE FICTICIOUS, but they illustrate the trend
>that seems to be growing. More people using computers, but a smaller
>percentage of computer users who know what they are doing.
>
>I suppose this is to be expected in a society where people will save
>money for a month, only to spend it on a device that programs their
>VCR. Actually spending an hour reading the manuals that came with
>the VCR is never a consideration.
>
>This is where MicroSoft shines: They've designed a system that
>let's you use a comuter without really knowing ANYTHING about
>computers. The problem with such a sustem is that Win 95/98/NT
>is designed not with the intent of being
>powerful/versitile/efficient/etc., but rather with the intent
>of keeping novice users from shooting themselves in the foot.
>It's the other users who get screwed.
>
>Take my parents. They own a P-200MMX, running Win95. When they have
>a problem, they call me. And it's a damn good thing that they have a
>son who knows computers, because M$ tech support would have put them
>in the poor house by now!
>
>>
>> I agree with you that an average computer user don't know what video card
>> they have, they only know to complain when things go wrong or see an
error.
>> That's why, many people think Linux is not for everyone.
>>
>
>I agree, Linux is not for everyone. I have never seen a system that
>allowed novice users the simplicity that they need, yet gave the
>so-called power-users the abilities they need.
>
>>
>> I chose to think differently, if Linux is COMPLETELY or ALMOST
customizable,
>> we can customize one for those people, at least, we increase the market
>> range of Linux and more software will be ported for Linux. Don't you
think
>> so?
>>
>
>Agreed. that is why different distributions exist. From the power-user
>distibutions (like debian), to the buisness-targeted distributions
>(like Caldera).
>
>
>Bryan Scaringe
>
