Re: Family tech support

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009, Robert Portvliet wrote:

> Because that's what they know, $DEITY forbid they have to learn anything new...
>
> *sigh* I can't see Linux ever really being big on the desktop, pretty
> much just for this reason.

That's the thing. Neither ladysolly, nor Ann, needed to learn anything new 
when I switched them from Win/Explorer/Word to Linux/Whatever the browser 
is/OO. I know that, because they'd have asked me. 
 
> On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> > > > Look, I don't want to fire up the old controversies, but for some
> > people
> > > > (ladysolly, older daughter, me), it seems to have everything we need,
> >
> > > > And Microsoft ought to be told this. In case they can make something
> > > > competitive.
> >
> > The recent experience with netbooks shows that your experience is
> > atypical. Netbooks were widely available with Linux and users rejected
> > them in droves, demanding (!) Windows XP instead.
> >
> > Larry Seltzer
> > Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> > larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com
> > http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
> >
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