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Posted by 5605 on 03/10/07 19:00
On 2007-03-10 18:21:34 +0000, "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> said:
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> Average user buys new PC.
>
> Takes it out of box, and turns it on.
>
> Wants to connect to internet, puts in orange cd or aol cd or bt cd. Doesnt
> work, 'average user' calls bt/aol/orange and asks for a linux disk or
> instructions, told they dont support linux.
Garbage. Linux user uses "connect to internet wizard" and is connected
in seconds because "average user" has a dsl modem router.
>
> Average user gives up on the internet, and decides to install printer
> instead, gets their new epson/hp/canon printer out of the box, and gets the
> cd out, puts in, but no joy. Phones up the support line,, told they dont
> support linux, but they can get linux drivers off the website. Average user
> explains they cant download printer drivers, because they dont have internet
> access.
Garbage. Linux user uses "printer" wizard and finds that Foomatic and
Ghostscript already supoprt his chosen printer.
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> And it goes on.
>
> Only two series of mainstream operating systems exist that are easy to use
> for average user, OSX and Windows series.
Windows easy to use? Windows 2000 and XP need so many 3rd party drivers
to run on even the most basic self built hard ware it's a joke.
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> Linux is so far behind either of them, that really it is quite laughable.
> Its not as if they are a little bit behind, and its a tight race, it isnt
> even as if they are in a seperate division playing football, its more like
> the rest of the world is playing world cup football, and linux is top of the
> County pingpong league.
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>
As noted previously - you've clearly none or very little Linux
experience. But then again when has that ever stopped Mr Average
Windows user carping on about other OS's?
--
5605 your Trendy Uncle
Don't look at me, I'm just typin' and a newsreadin' it's so borin'.
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