On Fri, 2011-03-25 at 23:36 -0400, John Patterson wrote: > I'm typing this on my new Android phone so I'll keep it brief, but from my > POV Android is successful in part because it "just works" a la Apple. The > first time an average user is faced with TTY1 after a kernel upgrade that > requires reinstalling GPU drivers, they are either calling you and me or > driving to Best Buy to pick up the latest Windows + Office Ultimate and > paying more than their hardware is worth.
Hit the nail on the head. Only reason I don't recommend people I know run Linux, is I don't want to support them. For anyone new to computers, or not knowledgeable, I recommend Apple/OS X if they can afford it. I am very happy I won't have to support my mom. But I have had conversations about rooting for free wireless tethering vs paying the carrier. Also some recommendations on apps, but that is way minor. Compared to walking someone through fixing X, kernel panics, or other stuff that can come up. That said I did install Linux for a friend at the beach, who had a nice dual core machine from Dell. Which Windows got taken out a few times, and they were about to toss. Thats been rock solid of course. I haven't had to do any support. Other than keeping the machine up to date, etc. > Apple has already proven that Unix on the desktop is viable, but I think the > nature of GNU/Linux prevents the central control to focus on that level of > integration. And to me, as a relative newcomer to the open source scene, > that's OK. I agree, providing you can afford an Apple. They have never been cheap or even what I would call affordable. Rather at the higher end of most anything. > (btw, I should have just booted up and typed this properly ten minutes ago) Nice :) -- William L. Thomson Jr. Obsidian-Studios, Inc. http://www.obsidian-studios.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
