Yanking the Window Shade

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Jan 24, 2008 10:54 AM, Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at tarcanfel.org> wrote:
> On Thu, January 24, 2008 09:04, feba thatl wrote:
> > On Jan 24, 2008 8:32 AM, Jon Pruente <jdpruente at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/423-Yanking-the-Window-Shade.html
>
> >> I saw that pop up yesterday in my RSS feeds.  It's an interesting
> >> exploration for the Windows-bias in the repair industry.  "But,
> >> Microsoft wouldn't allow it!"
>
> Yeah, neat, but it's not for everybody.  I have a good friend, used to do
> HOWTO's for Comp Services at UMKC - far from computer illiterate.  She
> doesn't want a computer that can do all that sixteen-desktop stuff.
> Niether does my dad.  She uses a Mac and he uses Windows, and they're not
> going to change.  They don't want to, they don't need to.
>
> For the vast majority of computer users - certainly three out of four -
> the power and control of Linux are unwanted and unneeded.  Windows is fine
> for them, and I don't want to see Linux dumbed down and crippled so that
> we can "sell" it to those people - only to have to support, maintain,
> configure and  explain it to them.  Let them run Windows.
>
> Me, when I have to try to use a Windows box, I'm twitchy about how little
> control I have over what's happening.  It's actually worse on XP than it
> was on Mac OS8.
>
> > That site seems to be down. I found an apparent mirror on google
> > http://www.chineselinuxuniversity.net/news/20935.shtml
>
> Still down.

While I do not want to see Linux dumped down like that either. But
seems to me a properly configured Linux desktop is virtually
indistinguishable from a Windows desktop to an avg. user

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