Message-ID: <015d01c0640a$40ae7700$070210ac@horsell.ibgames.com>
From: "Alan Lenton"
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:07:19 -0000
Subject: Re: M$(Linux)
Actually this is a psychological problem, not a technical problem.
Anyone who has ever had to re-install Windows on a PC will be well aware
that installing Linux with YAST is way easier than installing Windows.
So why do people think that installing Windows is easier than installing
Linux?
The answers easy - most people never have to install Windows, it comes
pre-installed, but they do have to install Linux. Doing something is always
more difficult than not doing something!
So what's the solution? Other than passing laws require all boxes to be
shipped with Linux installed, I'm not sure. But we are going to have to
break through this barrier, and reasonably soon.
Alan Lenton
<p>----- Original Message -----
From: "S.Toms"
To: "SuSE Linux English"
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 1:26 AM
Subject: [SLE] Re: CNBC.com - Stocks
<p>----- snip -----
Only problem I see is that there are many people out there who have
heard of linux but havn't ventured into it because of the difficulties
that they may have also heard of. Those same people are going to buy it
from MS simply because they figure MS will make it easier for them.
Hate to say it, but this means that linux needs to become as easy to
install as MS or for that matter Mac which in my opinion is even easier
than MS so that those people won't flock to an MS brand of linux (if that
ever happens).
----- snip -----
S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - www.primenet.com/~tomas
SuSE Linux v7.0+ - Kernel 2.2.17
Taxes are going up so fast, the government is likely to price itself
out of the market.
