At 8:19 AM +0800 10/6/05, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 09/06/2005, at 7:59 AM, Paul wrote:
I don't believe this group encompasses Mr and Mrs Joe Average, who
buy many more computers than us enthusiasts.
I really only work with the Averages and their PCs and I can tell
you they don't even want to know about this stuff.
You try to tell them and they nod their heads but they would fail a
questionnaire soon after ;)
I have to agree completely with this. Mr and Mrs Average just know
they want a computer. They don't really care which one. Sure,
they'll do their research on price and feature comparisons, but this
will usually involve questions like "what software comes with it?"
or "Does it come with a printer?", and their first stop will usually
be the Harvey Norman / Officeworks / Dick Smith. Since their choice
will invariably run Windows they don't think to consider
alternatives, and they just expect that that's the way all computers
work. The finer details are just too confusing.
In my experience, people about to get into a computer for the first
time look to a friend to ask if that friend can be their techie when
they purchase. In my case, I have advised a few friends that if
they want my help then they should by a Mac. They did and I am.
Kev
