Er, No, Yes. I put up with the grumps and pouting until she decided to knickle down and realise Linux was as easy to use as Windoze - when someone else (me) sets it up.
And it is the setting up part that is preventing a large group of people to switch over to Linux. Even Microsoft Windows works like a charm if someone sets it up and never messes with the registry and all. We bought an HP PSC 950 printer recently. Total time to get it up and running on Windows ME was about 15 minutes---just put the CD in, reboot, and up its running. Having a degree in Aerospace Engineering with a GPA of 3.93/4.0 and 5 years of software development experience, and about 6 months of leisure time Linux experience, it took me a couple of hours trying to get it working. Made several failed attempts using YAST2's Autodetect Printers module. Remember that HP is supporting the Open Source driver development for this product. If things continue to be the same, I hate to say this but Linux will still remain the choice for computer geeks (like me) Salman