I think, at this point, you're seeing a statistic that was bound to happen, with M$'s user base.
Think about it: "Normal" people use Windows. They don't know jack about computers. They go to websites, download things, etc...then realize they don't have antivirus. By then, it's too late. The <50% of people who don't get malware might be smart with computers, or have someone with common sense yell at them to get AVG or ClamAV, etc. So, following your first point, the second point is bound to happen. If the majority of a product's user base is freakin' clueless how to use it, then a majority of the products will fail due to user error. Maybe the solution is not changing to Linux, but teaching people common computing sense. Anyone want to do some YouTube videos? On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Randall Whitman <[email protected]> wrote: > D> The average user doesn't understand linux on the desktop. > > R> The average user doesnt understand much of MS-Windows. > > C> The average user doesn't, but do they need too? How many of us > C> understand car engines, refrigerators, etc. In some aspect of our > C> lives there are things we use and the only requirement for us is that > C> they work. > > M> I think the point presented was that the average user would not > M> be able to change from the Windows way of thinking about files, > M> executables, and drives to the Linux way of doing the same thing. > > Well, I thought the linked article spoke for itself, but let me be more > detailed and clear as to what i think... > > My perspectives/conclusions say > a. people's understanding of MS-Windows is insufficient for effective use of > it > (and/or conversely MS-Windows is too difficult, cf. car & fridge); > b. regarding "only requirement for us is that the work", refrigerators and > cars maybe qualify, but MS-Windows, with a >50% malware infection rate, > constitutes NOT "just work"ing. > > /Randall > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
