I personally disagree for something like this. Most people will never
try to install anything on this tablet other then what is in the
repository. Look at the iPad. In addition the vast majority of people
will never, ever, touch the hardware, including USB components. Most
people treat computers li
j...@actionline.com wrote:
Is Linux ready for 90% of users? Not sure. I'd say it's definitely
there for web/mail/office tasks, and probably movies ...
Games... not so much. There are a ton of gamers out there who
MUST HAVE StarCrack II and as long as stuff like that is on Windows
and not Linux,
The line I found the most interesting was "provide high-quality
education to all of its students".
I think the M$ tax is more like $40 for a Dell class computer.
In 1997 when I bought my first CD that contained RH ?4.7? ?5.2? Not sure what
version. I bet it fit into 100M or less. Today? E
On Jul 27, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Matt Graham wrote:
From: Daniel Stasinski
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Wayne Davis
Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the
"average" consumer will balk.
the conclusion we both came to is that Linux will never be accepted
until it *IS* Windows.
Pret
> Is Linux ready for 90% of users? Not sure. I'd say it's definitely
> there for web/mail/office tasks, and probably movies ...
>
> Games... not so much. There are a ton of gamers out there who
> MUST HAVE StarCrack II and as long as stuff like that is on Windows
> and not Linux, there will be a h
From: Daniel Stasinski
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Wayne Davis
>> Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the
>> "average" consumer will balk.
> the conclusion we both came to is that Linux will never be accepted
> until it *IS* Windows.
Pretty much. Most people tend to learn one way
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, Stephen Partington wrote:
For me MS is going to be part of the world for a long time, even if the
company self destructs next year. And a Large portion of software will work
only on MS, if I want to use any of this software I will have a compatible
platform.
I am truly int
$35? Is that wholesale or retail?
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Daniel Stasinski wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Wayne Davis
> > Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the
> > "average" consumer will balk.
>
> I used to often have the whole "not ready for primetime" and "for th
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Wayne Davis
> Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the
> "average" consumer will balk.
I used to often have the whole "not ready for primetime" and "for the
power user" discussion with an old co-worker and the conclusion we
both came to is that Linux will ne
enix.az.us
Subject: Re: The inevitable eventual cost of computers.
Sounds great... BUT:
Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the "average" consumer will
balk. I am no fan of M$, make no mistake. However, I have, of late been
contemplating moving to Win7. Actually BOUG
Sounds great... BUT:
Until linux becomes MUCH more plug & play, the "average" consumer will
balk. I am no fan of M$, make no mistake. However, I have, of late been
contemplating moving to Win7. Actually BOUGHT the Win7PRO and have
installed it on another boot drive.It is EASY, It is MUC
Yha, I will believe a $35 tablet with a 1GHz proc and 2GB of ram when
it is in my hand. Until then it is so much vaperwere. That said - I
would buy one :)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:25 AM, wrote:
>
> How much is computer hardware *really* worth?
>
> This week, India announced a new $35 tablet PC
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