On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Aanjhan R <aanj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Mir Nazim<mirna...@gmail.com> wrote: > > AMC for home user?? Wake Up man. > > Why not? We have AMCs for Fridge, Air Conditioners and Water Purifiers > at home. Similarly I have seen some computer hardware guys going for > cleanup and general checking up of home systems on a once in 3 months > or so basis. Not all computer users are nerds/geeks. IMHO your analogy is not acceptable. The examples you have given belong to hardware or physical machines which have some or the other moving parts, hence they need regular service so as to tune all the components. Software too have moving parts but software like ubuntu have a 6 month release cycle and regular updates ensure everything is in harmony. I know couple of people who are not computer nerds/geeks and use ubuntu. All they do is to ensure regular updates and have never felt the need to call someone for a 'service'. Let me make it clear that when I use the term 'service', I do not count configuring accessories such as printer etc. An end user may need to take help of someone with technical expertise. I refer to service as the process of ensuring all the installed components are in good order, which in case of linux can be done via a cron job :) Concept of service might be valid in winblows world but as of now I cannot see any reason for servicing a linux box that is updated regularly... regards Vivek -- The hidden harmony is better than the obvious!!
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