Yes, Windows is unstable. But, there's one big big big good thing about it
that will remain, till Linux changes dramatically.
An average, or lower, user, assuming he has got kowledge of English, can
install Windows without trouble, easily install apps under it, click start,
point to programs and Microsoft Word.
I've dealt with a good many users. And many amaze me with their simplicity.
OK, the installs for Linux are getting better and better (e.g. Corel Linux
has a very simple one), and DrakX also is good at Mandrake, but I wonder if
a rawest user would like going to a terminal (hey, where can I find it?
Where is it? Help me!!), type make being in the right folder (what is that
folder, how do I get there, and where do I type), after that see if it
performed correctly (how do I know it?), and type make install.
Once, when I was instructing a user to type DOS commands, I didn't say open
the MS-DOS prompt. I just said:
Type the following commands:
cd \windows
copy user.dat \backup
copy user.da0 \backup
defrag
...
And, when nothing worked I was suprised. Turned out that user typed it all
in Word... And I can never imagine users like this installing Linux apps and
compiling sources.
Solver
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] No-one uses Linux, says Microsoft
> There are several other news sites that also have information on this
> review by Gartner. And they all focus on the fact that the review is
> sponsored by Microsoft.
> I am positive that this is just another attempt from Microsoft to convince
> " the rest of the world " that there is no life outside their windows.
> Which apparently is a very narrow viewpoint.
>
> The best thing to do is talk about linux and let the people that listen
> know that it works. And that it is better in stability than windows.
> That there are lots of applications that can pretty well compete with the
> windows counterpart (Wordperfect, K-Word, Abiword, Gnumeric, K-spread,
> GNU-cash etc.)
>
> Word of mouth helps.
>
> Paul
>
> > I was wondering what we can do as Linux users? Do we sit on the
> > sidelines and do nothing?
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > A story from www.theregister.co.uk:
> > >
> > > (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19662.html)
> > >
> > > No one's using Linux, claims Microsoft
>
>
>
>
