On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:06:48 +0100 Philip TAYLOR <p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk> wrote:
> WaltS wrote: > > > Install Linux. > > Do you /really/ think that a gentleman who has difficulty with > separating the concepts of Java, JavaScript and Cookies would > be able to cope with an operating system that is basically targetted > at nerds and geeks rather than normal, everyday, users ? There are plenty of GNU/Linux distros that are targeted at normal, everyday users. Ubuntu is probably the most popular of them. > Recent statistics show that the Linux platform has been adopted by > less than 2% of all computer users, whilst Windows 7 is used by almost > 40%. No matter /what/ your personal feelings about the respective > merits of Linux and Windows, the statistics alone demonstrate that > Linux is still very much a niche. Apple also has a significantly smaller market share than Microsoft on the desktop, but that's not generally taken as an indication that normal users can't cope with Apple's OS. [Crossposted, followup set to mozilla.general] _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
